5 accepted papers
Recovering upper-limb motor functions impaired by trauma or neurological disease is a long and challenging process. To monitor a patient’s progress through the various stages of rehabilitation and guide therapy, regular movement assessment is essential. However, such evaluations are rarely conducted…
Among the currently available grasp-type selection techniques for hand prostheses, there is a distinct lack of intuitive, robust, low-latency solutions. In this paper we investigate the use of a portable, forearm-mounted, video-based technique for the prediction of hand-grasp preshaping for arbitrar…
Wearable robots can assist motor-impaired individuals in activities of daily living, but weight is paramount for usability. Proximally placed actuators and remote actuation systems (RAS) minimize weight on users' extremities. State-of-the-art RAS employ pneumatics, hydraulics, or Bowden cables, whic
Enabling individuals who are living with reduced mobility of the hand to utilize portable exoskeletons at home has the potential to deliver rehabilitation therapies with a greater intensity and relevance to activities of daily living. Various hand exoskeleton designs have been explored in the past,
The paper describes a motion planning and control software architecture developed for the automation of a surgical robot. The considered surgical robot is a dual-arm prototype developed with a redundant and modular mechanical structure, designed to be reconfigured for different surgical tasks, and w…