[HTML][HTML] Emerging trends in human upper extremity rehabilitation robot

SK Hasan, SB Bhujel, GS Niemiec - Cognitive Robotics, 2024 - Elsevier
Stroke is a leading cause of neurological disorders that result in physical disability,
particularly among the elderly. Neurorehabilitation plays a crucial role in hel** stroke …

A portable passive rehabilitation robot for upper-extremity functional resistance training

EP Washabaugh, J Guo, CK Chang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Individuals with neurological damage (eg, stroke or cerebral palsy) often
experience a significant loss of arm function. Robotic devices that address muscle strength …

Functional resistance training methods for targeting patient-specific gait deficits: A review of devices and their effects on muscle activation, neural control, and gait …

EP Washabaugh, C Krishnan - Clinical Biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Injuries to the neuromusculoskeletal system often result in weakness and gait
impairments. Functional resistance training during walking—where patients walk while a …

Development, dynamic modeling, and multi-modal control of a therapeutic exoskeleton for upper limb rehabilitation training

Q Wu, H Wu - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Robot-assisted training is a promising technology in clinical rehabilitation providing effective
treatment to the patients with motor disability. In this paper, a multi-modal control strategy for …

Self-powered robots to reduce motor slacking during upper-extremity rehabilitation: a proof of concept study

EP Washabaugh, E Treadway… - Restorative …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Background: Robotic rehabilitation is a highly promising approach to recover lost functions
after stroke or other neurological disorders. Unfortunately, robotic rehabilitation currently …

A novel seamless magnetic-based actuating mechanism for end-effector-based robotic rehabilitation platforms

S Ghafoori, A Rabiee, M Norouzi, M Jouaneh… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Rehabilitation robotics continues to confront substantial challenges, particularly in achieving
smooth, safe, and intuitive human-robot interactions for upper limb motor training. Many …

Teaching motor skills without a motor: a semi-passive robot to facilitate learning

TE Augenstein, CD Remy, ES Claflin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Semi-passive rehabilitation robots resist and steer a patient's motion using only controllable
passive force elements (eg, controllable brakes). Contrarily, passive robots use …

Motor modules are impacted by the number of reaching directions included in the analysis

TE Augenstein, EP Washabaugh… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Muscle synergy analysis is commonly used to study how the nervous system coordinates the
activation of a large number of muscles during human reaching. In synergy analysis, muscle …

Design and evaluation of a novel upper limb rehabilitation robot with space training based on an end effector

Q Meng, Z Jiao, H Yu, W Zhang - Mechanical Sciences, 2021 - ms.copernicus.org
The target of this paper is to design a lightweight upper limb rehabilitation robot with space
training based on end-effector configuration and to evaluate the performance of the …

Vector field control methods for discretely variable passive robotic devices

E Treadway, RB Gillespie - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Passive transmission-based robotic devices are capable of providing motion guidance while
ensuring user safety and engagement. To circumvent some of the drawbacks associated …