Wearable Robots
Wearable Robots

Author: José L. Pons

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0470987650

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A wearable robot is a mechatronic system that is designed around the shape and function of the human body, with segments and joints corresponding to those of the person it is externally coupled with. Teleoperation and power amplification were the first applications, but after recent technological advances the range of application fields has widened. Increasing recognition from the scientific community means that this technology is now employed in telemanipulation, man-amplification, neuromotor control research and rehabilitation, and to assist with impaired human motor control. Logical in structure and original in its global orientation, this volume gives a full overview of wearable robotics, providing the reader with a complete understanding of the key applications and technologies suitable for its development. The main topics are demonstrated through two detailed case studies; one on a lower limb active orthosis for a human leg, and one on a wearable robot that suppresses upper limb tremor. These examples highlight the difficulties and potentialities in this area of technology, illustrating how design decisions should be made based on these. As well as discussing the cognitive interaction between human and robot, this comprehensive text also covers: the mechanics of the wearable robot and it’s biomechanical interaction with the user, including state-of-the-art technologies that enable sensory and motor interaction between human (biological) and wearable artificial (mechatronic) systems; the basis for bioinspiration and biomimetism, general rules for the development of biologically-inspired designs, and how these could serve recursively as biological models to explain biological systems; the study on the development of networks for wearable robotics. Wearable Robotics: Biomechatronic Exoskeletons will appeal to lecturers, senior undergraduate students, postgraduates and other researchers of medical, electrical and bio engineering who are interested in the area of assistive robotics. Active system developers in this sector of the engineering industry will also find it an informative and welcome resource.

Wearable Robotics
Wearable Robotics

Author: Jacob Rosen

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2019-11-16

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 0128146605

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Wearable Robotics: Systems and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field of wearable robotics, including active orthotics (exoskeleton) and active prosthetics for the upper and lower limb and full body. In its two major sections, wearable robotics systems are described from both engineering perspectives and their application in medicine and industry. Systems and applications at various levels of the development cycle are presented, including those that are still under active research and development, systems that are under preliminary or full clinical trials, and those in commercialized products. This book is a great resource for anyone working in this field, including researchers, industry professionals and those who want to use it as a teaching mechanism. Provides a comprehensive overview of the entire field, with both engineering and medical perspectives Helps readers quickly and efficiently design and develop wearable robotics for healthcare applications

Wearable Exoskeleton Systems
Wearable Exoskeleton Systems

Author: Shaoping Bai

Publisher: Control, Robotics and Sensors

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1785613022

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Wearable exoskeletons are electro-mechanical systems designed to assist, augment, or enhance motion and mobility in a variety of human motion applications and scenarios. The applications, ranging from providing power supplementation to assist the wearers to situations where human motion is resisted for exercising applications, cover a wide range of domains such as medical devices for patient rehabilitation training recovering from trauma, movement aids for disabled persons, personal care robots for providing daily living assistance, and reduction of physical burden in industrial and military applications. The development of effective and affordable wearable exoskeletons poses several design, control and modelling challenges to researchers and manufacturers. Novel technologies are therefore being developed in adaptive motion controllers, human-robot interaction control, biological sensors and actuators, materials and structures, etc. In this book, the editors and authors report recent advances and technology breakthroughs in exoskeleton developments. It will be of interest to engineers and researchers in academia and industry as well as manufacturing companies interested in developing new markets in wearable exoskeleton robotics.

Soft Robotics in Rehabilitation
Soft Robotics in Rehabilitation

Author: Amir Jafari

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2021-02-20

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 0128185392

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Soft Robotics in Rehabilitation explores the specific branch of robotics dealing with developing robots from compliant and flexible materials. Unlike robots built from rigid materials, soft robots behave the way in which living organs move and adapt to their surroundings and allow for increased flexibility and adaptability for the user. This book is a comprehensive reference discussing the application of soft robotics for rehabilitation of upper and lower extremities separated by various limbs. The book examines various techniques applied in soft robotics, including the development of soft actuators, rigid actuators with soft behavior, intrinsically soft actuators, and soft sensors. This book is perfect for graduate students, researchers, and professional engineers in robotics, control, mechanical, and electrical engineering who are interested in soft robotics, artificial intelligence, rehabilitation therapy, and medical and rehabilitation device design and manufacturing. Outlines the application of soft robotic techniques to design platforms that provide rehabilitation therapy for disabled persons to help improve their motor functions Discusses the application of soft robotics for rehabilitation of upper and lower extremities separated by various limbs Offers readers the ability to find soft robotics devices, methods, and results for any limb, and then compare the results with other options provided in the book

Wearable Sensors and Robots
Wearable Sensors and Robots

Author: Canjun Yang

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-09-30

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 9811024049

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These proceedings present the latest information on regulations and standards for medical and non-medical devices, including wearable robots for gait training and support, design of exoskeletons for the elderly, innovations in assistive robotics, and analysis of human–machine interactions taking into account ergonomic considerations. The rapid development of key mechatronics technologies in recent years has shown that human living standards have significantly improved, and the International Conference on Wearable Sensor and Robot was held in Hangzhou, China from October 16 to 18, 2015, to present research mainly focused on personal-care robots and medical devices. The aim of the conference was to bring together academics, researchers, engineers and students from across the world to discuss state-of-the-art technologies related to various aspects of wearable sensors and robots. div

Wearable Robots
Wearable Robots

Author: Carla Mooney

Publisher: Norwood House Press

Published: 2016-04-24

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1599537605

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Wearable Robots offer alternatives to amputees, workers, and people suffering from paralysis. Wearable Robots sense and anticipate wearer's movements while engaging a system of hydraulics to power the movements. Correlates with STEM instruction. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading. Correlations available on publisher's website.

Wearable Robots, Second Edition
Wearable Robots, Second Edition

Author: Pons

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Published: 2016-01-29

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9781118900741

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Wearable Robots (explains the interaction between robot and human, implications for the rehabilitation of elderly and disabled patients the latest research into the use of wearable robots in neuromotor control research. This fully updated second edition continues with an introduction to the technology and neurophysiology associated with the interaction between the wearable robotic systems and the human body. There follows a detailed discussion of the kinemics dynamics of the system along with review of control, sensors and actuators, and communication aspects of the system, its bioinspired design, the management of its intense symbiotic interaction with the human user and new application scenarios where WRs are coordinated with other technologies, e.g neuroprosthetics and, now, paediatric applications. The book concludes with a series of case studies focused on specific upper limb and lower limb systems. The book is structured into 12 chapters; new material for the second edition includes chapters on:- Wearable Robots, Exoskeletons and Neuroprosthetics / Muscular physiology as a model / Application to actuator concepts and design / Human Biomechanics / cHRI using Bioelectrical Monitoring of Brain Activity / Hybrid control of WRs and Neuroprostheses / Sensors in Wearable Robotics / Actuators in Wearable Robotics / Wearable Upper-Limb Robots / Wearable Lower-Limb and Full-Body Robots

Wearable Technology for Robotic Manipulation and Learning
Wearable Technology for Robotic Manipulation and Learning

Author: Bin Fang

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9811551243

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Over the next few decades, millions of people, with varying backgrounds and levels of technical expertise, will have to effectively interact with robotic technologies on a daily basis. This means it will have to be possible to modify robot behavior without explicitly writing code, but instead via a small number of wearable devices or visual demonstrations. At the same time, robots will need to infer and predict humans’ intentions and internal objectives on the basis of past interactions in order to provide assistance before it is explicitly requested; this is the basis of imitation learning for robotics. This book introduces readers to robotic imitation learning based on human demonstration with wearable devices. It presents an advanced calibration method for wearable sensors and fusion approaches under the Kalman filter framework, as well as a novel wearable device for capturing gestures and other motions. Furthermore it describes the wearable-device-based and vision-based imitation learning method for robotic manipulation, making it a valuable reference guide for graduate students with a basic knowledge of machine learning, and for researchers interested in wearable computing and robotic learning.

Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends
Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

Author: Maria Chiara Carrozza

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-13

Total Pages: 545

ISBN-13: 3030018873

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The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018, in Pisa, Italy, the book addresses a large audience of academics and professionals working in government, industry, and medical centers, and end-users alike. It provides them with specialized information and with a source of inspiration for new ideas and collaborations. It discusses exemplary case studies highlighting practical challenges related to the implementation of wearable robots in a number of fields. One of the focus is on clinical applications, which was encouraged by the colocation of WeRob2018 with the International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, INCR2018. Additional topics include space applications and assistive technologies in the industry. The book merges together the engineering, medical, ethical and political perspectives, thus offering a multidisciplinary, timely snapshot of the field of wearable technologies.