A soft pneumatic actuator as a haptic wearable device for upper limb amputees: Toward a soft robotic liner

JJ Huaroto, E Suarez, HI Krebs… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Object manipulation and fluid, goal-directed, movements require sensory information for
effective execution. Amputees lose this intrinsic feedback when controlling their artificial …

Evaluation of proprioception in denervated and healthy wrist joints

S Rein, J Winter, T Kremer, F Siemers… - Journal of Hand …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We recruited 25 patients after complete wrist denervation and 60 healthy adults to
investigate conscious and unconscious proprioception of the wrist. Ipsi-and contralateral …

Wearable mechatronic devices for upper-limb amputees

JJ Huaroto, E Suárez, EA Vela - Control theory in biomedical engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Wearable devices (WDs) have evolved from purely mechanical devices to intelligent
mechatronic systems thanks to the continuous advance of technology integrating sensors …

Tecnologías aplicadas al diseño para el cuidado del adulto mayor

VP Bravo-Carrasco, MT Fernández-Balboa… - Ergonomía …, 2023 - revistas.udec.cl
En todo el mundo, existe un incremento en la población de Adultos Mayores (AM). Hoy en
día, mejorar la calidad de vida de los AM es un problema social importante. Los nuevos …

A two alternative forced choice method for assessing vibrotactile discrimination thresholds in the lower limb

R Iandolo, M Care, VA Shah, S Schiavi… - … & motor research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The development of an easy to implement, quantitative measure to examine vibration
perception would be useful for future application in clinical settings. Vibration sense in the …

Age-dependent asymmetry of wrist position sense Is not influenced by stochastic tactile stimulation

AM Georgarakis, HA Sonar… - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Stochastic stimulation has been shown to improve movement, balance, the sense of touch,
and may also improve position sense. This stimulation can be non-invasive and may be a …

MR-Compatible Tactile Stimulator System: Application for Individuals with Brain Injuries

N KalantaryArdebily, AC Feldbush… - Research …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Accurate perception of tactile information is essential for performing activities of daily living
and learning new sensorimotor skills like writing. Deficits in perceiving tactile stimuli are …