[HTML][HTML] Quantitative modeling of spasticity for clinical assessment, treatment and rehabilitation

Y Cha, A Arami - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Spasticity, a common symptom in patients with upper motor neuron lesions, reduces the
ability of a person to freely move their limbs by generating unwanted reflexes. Spasticity can …

Pneumatic AFO powered by a miniature custom compressor for drop foot correction

SJ Kim, Y Na, DY Lee, H Chang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For active AFO applications, pneumatic remote transmission has advantages in minimizing
the mass and complexity of the system due to the flexibility in placing pneumatic …

Adaptive backstep** controller based on a novel framework for dynamic solution of an ankle rehabilitation spherical parallel robot

A Ahmadi, AK Eigoli, A Taghvaeipour - Robotica, 2024 - cambridge.org
This research offers an adaptive model-based methodology for autonomous control of 3-
RRR spherical parallel manipulator (RSPM) based on a novel modeling framework. RSPM …

Optimized magnetic field control of an electromagnetic actuation system for enhanced microrobot manipulation

MC Hoang, J Kim, JO Park, CS Kim - Mechatronics, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel magnetic field control method to enhance the performance in
terms of accuracy and field strength of underdetermined electromagnetic actuation systems …

Ankle dorsiflexion assistance of patients with foot drop using a powered ankle-foot orthosis to improve the gait asymmetry

W Shin, D Nam, B Ahn, SJ Kim, DY Lee… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Foot drop is a neuromuscular disorder that causes abnormal gait patterns. This
study developed a pneumatically powered ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) to improve the gait …

Informative Order-Reduction of Underdamped Third-Order Systems

S Albatran, A Alatoum, AR Al Khalaileh - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Model order reduction simplifies the understanding of a given system and minimizes the
simulation studies computational burden. A new order reduction method that depends on a …

Quantitative Measurement of Resistance to Passive Joint Motion in Chronic Stroke Survivors

JK Ewoldt, P Raghavan, NL Suresh - Spasticity and Muscle Stiffness …, 2022 - Springer
Spasticity is a common motor impairment following stroke. The assessment of the extent of
spasticity is achieved clinically using the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) and/or the Tardieu …

Computational Modeling of the Pendulum Test to Simulate Spasticity in the Elbow Joint

BR Pasqualin, VA Silva, MIV Orselli… - … American Conference on …, 2022 - Springer
Computational models have been developed to help understand phenomena such as
spasticity. In this study, we aim to develop a computational model using the Matlab-OpenSim …

Modeling and Simulation of Lower Limb Spasticity in Motor-Impaired Individuals

Y Cha - 2021 - uwspace.uwaterloo.ca
Spasticity is a symptom that impairs the ability to freely move and control one's limbs through
increased tone and involuntary activations in the muscles. It can cause pain and discomfort …