Effects of Boundary-based assist-as-needed Force Field on Lower Limb muscle synergies during standing posture training

X Ai, V Santamaria, I Omofuma… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The boundary-based assist-as-needed (BAAN) force field is widely used in robotic
rehabilitation and has shown promising results in improving trunk control and postural …

Standing reactive postural responses of lower limbs with and without self-balance assistance in individuals with spinal cord injury receiving epidural stimulation

CD Bowersock, T Pisolkar, X Ai, C Zhu… - Journal of …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Spinal cord epidural stimulation can promote the recovery of motor function in individuals
with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) by enabling the spinal circuitry to interpret sensory …

Feasibility and tolerance of a robotic postural training to improve standing in a person with ambulatory spinal cord injury

V Santamaria, TD Luna, SK Agrawal - Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2021 - nature.com
An ambulatory elder with SCI, AIS C, balance deficits, and right ankle-foot-orthosis
participated. RobUST-intervention comprised six 90 min-sessions of postural tasks with …

Kinematics and performance analysis of a parallel 4-UPS/RRR trunk rehabilitation robot

S Li, H Wang, M Li, L Li, J Yang, J Niu… - Journal of Mechanical …, 2024 - Springer
Aiming at the problems that the rotation center of the existing trunk rehabilitation robot does
not coincide with the movement rotation center of the human spine and the human-machine …

Simulating underwater human motions on the ground with a cable-driven robotic platform

A Rodriguez-Barroso, M Khan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human performance and body motions when submerged underwater are highly influenced
by buoyancy forces. In this article, we simulate the effect of buoyancy on human motion over …

The effect of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation on the balance and neurophysiological characteristics of young healthy adults

I Omofuma, R Carrera, J King-Ori… - Wearable …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (TSCS) is gaining popularity as a noninvasive
alternative to epidural stimulation. However, there is still much to learn about its effects and …

Design Goals for End-User Development of Robot-Assisted Physical Training Activities: A Participatory Design Study

JP De La Rosa Gutierrez, TR Silva, Y Dittrich… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Programming robots presents significant challenges, including high costs, extensive time
commitments and steep learning curves, particularly for individuals lacking technical …

Control mechanisms in standing while simultaneously receiving perturbations and active assistance from the robotic upright stand trainer (RobUST)

TD Luna, V Santamaria, I Omofumal… - 2020 8th IEEE RAS …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In people with severe neuromotor deficits of trunk and lower extremities, rehabilitation of
standing postural control is limited to rigid body support. To expand postural control training …

Robotic upright stand trainer (RobUST) and postural control in individuals with spinal cord injury

CD Bowersock, T Pisolkar, I Omofuma… - The Journal of Spinal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Context/objective: Assessed feasibility and potential effectiveness of using a novel robotic
upright stand trainer (RobUST) to deliver postural perturbations or provide assistance-as …

Exploring new potential applications for hand exoskeletons: power grip to assist human standing

JA Diez, V Santamaria, MI Khan, JM Catalán… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hand exoskeleton potential applications reach further than grasping or assistance during
manipulation. In this paper, we present a preliminary study of how this technology can be …