Polymer optical fiber and fiber Bragg grating sensors for biomedical engineering Applications: A comprehensive review

LA Ngiejungbwen, H Hamdaoui, MY Chen - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Polymer or Plastic Optical Fiber sensors (POFs) and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors
(FBGs) have gained increasing popularity in biomedical engineering (BME) applications …

A review of intelligent walking support robots: aiding Sit-to-stand transition and walking

Y Sun, C ** the Parkinson's disease patient using IoT in big data analytics
CB Sivaparthipan, BA Muthu… - Transactions on …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Big data had accumulated a massive amount of stored data for applications including
robotics, internet of things (IoT), and healthcare system. Although the IoT‐based healthcare …

Spider-inspired ultrasensitive flexible vibration sensor for multifunctional sensing

YF Liu, Q Liu, YQ Li, P Huang, JY Yao… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Flexible vibration sensors can not only capture broad classes of physiologically relevant
information, including mechano-vibration signatures of body processes and precision …

Real-time human pose estimation on a smart walker using convolutional neural networks

M Palermo, S Moccia, L Migliorelli, E Frontoni… - Expert Systems with …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rehabilitation is important to improve quality of life for mobility-impaired patients. Smart
walkers are a commonly used solution that should embed automatic and objective tools for …

The use of sports rehabilitation robotics to assist in the recovery of physical abilities in elderly patients with degenerative diseases: A literature review

F Ju, Y Wang, B **e, Y Mi, M Zhao, J Cao - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increase in the number of elderly patients with degenerative diseases has brought
additional medical and financial pressures, which are adding to the burden on society. The …

Smart rollators aid devices: Current trends and challenges

G Verdezoto, J Ballesteros… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobility loss has a major impact on autonomy. Smart rollators have been proposed to
enhance human abilities when conventional devices are not enough. Many human–robot …

Multimodal fusion and human-robot interaction control of an intelligent robot

T Gong, D Chen, G Wang, W Zhang, J Zhang… - … in bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Small-scaled robotic walkers play an increasingly important role in Activity of
Daily Living (ADL) assistance in the face of ever-increasing rehab requirements and existing …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanical effects of adding an ankle soft actuation in a unilateral exoskeleton

S Otálora, F Ballen-Moreno, L Arciniegas-Mayag… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stroke disease leads to a partial or complete disability affecting muscle strength and
functional mobility. Early rehabilitation sessions might induce neuroplasticity and restore the …

A smart walker based on a hybrid motion model and machine learning method

J Cheng, T Shen - Mechatronics, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the degeneration of musculoskeletal structure and strength, the elderly population is
facing significant mobility challenges. Walkers are widely used for mobility-impaired people …