6 accepted papers
Many animals can move in cluttered environments by conforming their body shape to geometric constraints in their surroundings such as narrow gaps. Most robots are rigid structures and do not possess these capabilities. Navigation around movable or compliant obstacles results in a loss of efficiency—
Capsule endoscopy has gained a lot of attention in the medical field in the recent past as an effective way of investigating unusual symptoms experienced in places such as esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. However, motion control of the capsule endoscope is challenging and often require
A patient would contract surface muscles as a reaction called muscle guarding when experiencing discomfort and pain during physical palpation. This reaction carries important information about an affected location. Training physicians to regulate palpation forces to elicit just enough muscle tension…
Physicians use pain expressions shown in a patient's face to regulate their palpation methods during physical examination. Training to interpret patients’ facial expressions with different genders and ethnicities still remains a challenge, taking novices a long time to learn through experience. This
Accurate and real-time hand gesture recognition is essential for controlling advanced hand prostheses. Surface Electromyography (sEMG) signals obtained from the forearm are widely used for this purpose. Here, we introduce a novel hand gesture representation called Temporal Muscle Activation (TMA) ma…
A Meal Assistance Robot is an assistive device that is used to aid individuals who cannot independently direct food to their mouths for consuming. For individuals who undergo loss of upper limb functions due to amputations, spinal cord injuries or cerebral palsy, self-feeding can be impossible, and…