A review on interaction control for contact robots through intent detection

Y Li, A Sena, Z Wang, X Xing, J Babič… - Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Interaction control presents opportunities for contact robots physically interacting with their
human user, such as assistance targeted to each human user, communication of goals to …

Co-contraction embodies uncertainty: An optimal feedforward strategy for robust motor control

B Berret, D Verdel, E Burdet, F Jean - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Despite our environment often being uncertain, we generally manage to generate stable
motor behaviors. While reactive control plays a major role in this achievement, proactive …

Interaction with a reactive partner improves learning in contrast to passive guidance

E Ivanova, J Eden, G Carboni, J Krüger, E Burdet - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Many tasks such as physical rehabilitation, vehicle co-piloting or surgical training, rely on
physical assistance from a partner. While this assistance may be provided by a robotic …

The value of time in the invigoration of human movements when interacting with a robotic exoskeleton

D Verdel, O Bruneau, G Sahm, N Vignais, B Berret - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Time and effort are thought to be subjectively balanced during the planning of goal-directed
actions, thereby setting the vigor of volitional movements. Theoretical models predicted that …

An approximate stochastic optimal control framework to simulate nonlinear neuro-musculoskeletal models in the presence of noise

T Van Wouwe, LH Ting, F De Groote - PLoS computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Optimal control simulations have shown that both musculoskeletal dynamics and
physiological noise are important determinants of movement. However, due to the limited …

Evidence for a cost of time in the invigoration of isometric reaching movements

B Berret, G Baud-Bovy - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
How the brain determines the vigor of goal-directed movements is a fundamental question in
neuroscience. Recent evidence has suggested that vigor results from a trade-off between a …

Optimal feedback control for modeling human–computer interaction

F Fischer, A Fleig, M Klar, J Müller - ACM Transactions on Computer …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Optimal feedback control (OFC) is a theory from the motor control literature that explains how
humans move their body to achieve a certain goal, eg, pointing with the finger. OFC is based …

A trade-off between complexity and interaction quality for upper limb exoskeleton interfaces

D Verdel, G Sahm, O Bruneau, B Berret, N Vignais - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are among the most promising devices dedicated to assisting human
movement during reeducation protocols and preventing musculoskeletal disorders at work …

The effect of movement direction, hand dominance, and hemispace on reaching movement kinematics in virtual reality

LD Clark, M El Iskandarani, SL Riggs - … of the 2023 CHI conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
When users reach their arms to different locations in physical space, they often adapt how
they move (ie, kinematic properties of their reaches) depending on the:(1) direction they …

Excessive excitability of inhibitory cortical circuit and disturbance of ballistic targeting movement in degenerative cerebellar ataxia

A Matsugi, S Nishishita, K Bando, Y Kikuchi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study aimed to investigate abnormalities in inhibitory cortical excitability and motor
control during ballistic-targeting movements in individuals with degenerative cerebellar …