Assistive technology's potential to improve employment of people with disabilities

D Kruse, L Schur, HA Johnson-Marcus, L Gilbert… - Journal of Occupational …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose This study investigates how access to assistive technologies affects employment
and earnings among people with disabilities. Methods We first document employment and …

Efficient pneumatic actuation modeling using hybrid physics-based and data-driven framework

Z Zhang, Z **, GX Gu - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2022 - cell.com
Soft robotics, characterized by structural compliance, offers advantages when handling
fragile objects and interacting with humans. Modeling the mechanical behavior of soft …

Untethered Fluidic Engine for High‐Force Soft Wearable Robots

A Di Lallo, S Yu, JE Slightam, GX Gu… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fluid‐driven artificial muscles exhibit a behavior similar to biological muscles which makes
them attractive as soft actuators for wearable assistive robots. However, state‐of‐the‐art …

Closed-loop torque and kinematic control of a hybrid lower-limb exoskeleton for treadmill walking

CH Chang, J Casas, SW Brose… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Restoring and improving the ability to walk is a top priority for individuals with movement
impairments due to neurological injuries. Powered exoskeletons coupled with functional …

Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Wearable Robot

G Lee, D Cha - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a new statistical approach for evaluating the time-dependent
effectiveness of wearable robots without real work. In total, 10 subjects participated in three …

Design and fabrication of a bi-stable micro structure using two-photon polymerization for micro robotic applications

W El Hakim, MU Khan, H Al Hajjar… - … and Robotics at …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents a micro bi-stable structure designed with two antagonistic beams for a
micro actuator. This bi-stable structure has been fabricated using advanced additive …

Switched Kinematic and Force Control for Lower-Limb Motorized Exoskeletons and Functional Electrical Stimulation

CH Chang - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Millions of people experience movement deficits from neurological conditions (NCs) that
impair their walking ability and leg function. Exercise-based rehabilitation procedures have …

[PDF][PDF] Statistical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Wearable Robot. Electronics 2021, 10, 1006

G Lee, D Cha - 2021 - academia.edu
In this paper, we present a new statistical approach for evaluating the time-dependent
effectiveness of wearable robots without real work. In total, 10 subjects participated in three …