5 accepted papers
The collaboration between humans and robots is critical in many robotic applications, especially in those requiring physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). Previous research in pHRI has largely focused on robotic manipulators, employing impedance or admittance control to maintain operational safety
Load transportation (LT) using quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has drawn increasing interest from the robotics community in recent years. Two main alternative load carrying modalities have been investigated. Namely, the load is either rigidly attached to the body of the quadrotor (LT-RA),
Continuous gait monitoring may aid the early diagnosis of neurological and musculoskeletal conditions and help validate the effectiveness of new treatments. However, consumer-grade activity trackers can only capture summary gait metrics, whereas most of the research-grade devices capable of estimati
Research in powered prostheses and orthoses has relied on COP measurements to inform a device’s controller about the body’s progression through the gait cycle, and to provide sensory substitution for prosthesis users, thereby helping them maintain balance during locomotion. Obtaining accurate COP me…
Online estimation of 3D ground reaction forces (GRFs) is becoming increasingly important for closed-loop control of lower-extremity robotic exoskeletons. Through in-verse dynamics and optimization models, 3D GRFs can be used to estimate net joint torques and approximate muscle forces. Although instr…