IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology

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Semi-automated control system for reaching movements in EMG shoulder disarticulation prosthesis based on mixed reality device
Shunta Togo, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Susumu Kimizuka, Yinlai Jiang, Hiroshi Yokoi
Goal: The development of a control system for an electromyographic shoulder disarticulation (EMG-SD) prosthesis to rapidly achieve a task with a reduction in the operational failure of the user. Methods: The motion planning of an EMG-SD prosthesis was automated using... Read more
Posted on 10 FEB 2021
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Autonomous Robot for Removing Superficial Traumatic Blood
Baiquan Su, Yu Shi, Xintong Li, Yi Gong, Han Li, Zifeng Ren, Yijing Xia, He Wang, Yucheng Zhang, Wei Yao, Junchen Wang, Jie Tang
Objective: To remove blood from an incision and find the incision spot is a key task during surgery, or else over discharge of blood will endanger a patient’s life. However, the repetitive manual blood removal involves plenty of workload contributing... Read more
Posted on 3 FEB 2021
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A Robotic System for Adaptive Training and Function Assessment of Forelimb Retraction in Mice
Maria Pasquini, Stefano Lai, Cristina Spalletti, Marina Cracchiolo, Sara Conti, Alessandro Panarese, Matteo Caleo, Silvestro Micera
        Rodent models are decisive for translational research in healthy and pathological conditions of motor function thanks to specific similarities with humans. Here, we present an upgraded version of the M-Platform, a robotic device previously designed to train mice during forelimb... Read more
Posted on 19 SEP 2018
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An IoT-Enabled Stroke Rehabilitation System Based On Smart Wearable Armband And Machine Learning
Geng Yang, Jia Deng, Gaoyang Pang, Hao Zhang, Jiayi Li, Bin Deng, Pang Zhibo, Juan Xu, Mingzhe Jiang, Pasi Liljeberg, Haibo Xie, Huayong Yang
            Part of the Special Issue on Advanced Internet of Things in Personalized Healthcare Systems: Validation, Analysis and Utilization Abstract Surface electromyography signal plays an important role in hand function recovery training. In this paper, an IoT-enabled stroke rehabilitation system was introduced which... Read more
Posted on 14 MAY 2018
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Design of Multiple Axis Robotic Platform for Postural Stability Analysis
Haissam Kharboutly, Jianting Ma, Abderraouf Benali, Philippe Thoumie, Viviane Pasqui, Mourad Bouzit
Abstract This paper presents the design and implementation of IsiMove, a new dynamic posturography platform. It allows the evaluation of the static and dynamic balance of a human placed on a force plate. IsiMove is a robotic platform open kinematic with... Read more
Posted on 6 JAN 2015