Sensors and actuation technologies in exoskeletons: A review

M Tiboni, A Borboni, F Vérité, C Bregoli, C Amici - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of digital signal processing in myoelectric interfaces and related applications

M Hakonen, H Piitulainen, A Visala - Biomedical Signal Processing and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This review discusses the critical issues and recommended practices from the perspective of
myoelectric interfaces. The major benefits and challenges of myoelectric interfaces are …

A novel attention-based hybrid CNN-RNN architecture for sEMG-based gesture recognition

Y Hu, Y Wong, W Wei, Y Du, M Kankanhalli, W Geng - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The surface electromyography (sEMG)-based gesture recognition with deep learning
approach plays an increasingly important role in human-computer interaction. Existing deep …

Exoskeleton robots for upper-limb rehabilitation: State of the art and future prospects

HS Lo, SQ **e - Medical engineering & physics, 2012 - Elsevier
Current health services are struggling to provide optimal rehabilitation therapy to victims of
stroke. This has motivated researchers to explore the use of robotic devices to provide …

Upper-limb powered exoskeleton design

JC Perry, J Rosen, S Burns - IEEE/ASME transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An exoskeleton is an external structural mechanism with joints and links corresponding to
those of the human body. With applications in rehabilitation medicine and virtual reality …

Active exoskeleton control systems: State of the art

K Anam, AA Al-Jumaily - Procedia Engineering, 2012 - Elsevier
To get a compliant active exoskeleton controller, the force interaction controllers are mostly
used in form of either the impedance or admittance controllers. The impedance or …

The RoboKnee: an exoskeleton for enhancing strength and endurance during walking

JE Pratt, BT Krupp, CJ Morse… - … Conference on Robotics …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exoskeletons that enhance human strength, endurance, and speed while being transparent
to the wearer are feasible. In order to be transparent, the exoskeleton must determine the …

A survey of sensor fusion methods in wearable robotics

D Novak, R Riener - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
Modern wearable robots are not yet intelligent enough to fully satisfy the demands of end-
users, as they lack the sensor fusion algorithms needed to provide optimal assistance and …

[HTML][HTML] Myoelectric control systems for upper limb wearable robotic exoskeletons and exosuits—A systematic review

J Fu, R Choudhury, SM Hosseini, R Simpson, JH Park - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, myoelectric control systems have emerged for upper limb wearable robotic
exoskeletons to provide movement assistance and/or to restore motor functions in people …

A myosignal-based powered exoskeleton system

J Rosen, M Brand, MB Fuchs… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the integration of a human arm with a powered exoskeleton (orthotic
device) and its experimental implementation in an elbow joint, naturally controlled by the …