Improper manipulation of heavy objects can result in hard stresses (tension, compression and shear) throughout the human body parts, especially in the low-back spine …
Underactuated robotic systems have become an important research topic aiming at significant improvement of the behavioural performance and energy efficiency. Adopting …
C Véronneau, J Denis, LP Lebel… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SRL) are wearable extra limbs intended to help humans perform physical tasks beyond conventional capabilities in domestic and industrial …
This article presents a novel control scheme that primarily provides a solution to the problem of simultaneously performing stable trajectory tracking and variable impedance control (VIC) …
Rehabilitation and assistance exoskeletons have been widely studied because they allow to provide more effective, intensive, and adaptive therapies; in addition, they can be used to …
The detection of muscle contraction and the estimation of muscle force are essential tasks in robot-assisted rehabilitation systems. The most commonly used method to investigate …
LDL da Silva, TF Pereira, VRQ Leithardt, LO Seman… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are wearable mobile robots that combine various technologies to enable limb movement with greater strength and endurance, being used in several application areas …
Y Ding, X Liu, P Chen, X Luo, Y Luo - Fractal and Fractional, 2022 - mdpi.com
Impedance control is an important method in robot–environment interaction. In traditional impedance control, the damping force is regarded as a linear viscoelastic model, which …
Y Dai, C Xiang, W Qu, Q Zhang - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The end-effector is a key device for direct contact and operation between the operator and the workpiece, and its mechanical structure will directly affect the quality of the machine and …