He Huang
Also known as: He Helen Huang; He (Helen) Huang; Helen Huang; He Huang
wearable robotics, neural-machine interface, robotic prosthetics, exoskeleton, optimal adaptive control
Works (226)
Updated: April 23rd, 2024 05:00
2024 journal article
Abduction/Adduction Assistance From Powered Hip Exoskeleton Enables Modulation of User Step Width During Walking
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 71(1), 334–342.
author keywords: Hip; Exoskeletons; Legged locomotion; Behavioral sciences; Torque; Foot; Admittance control; Robotic hip exoskeleton; human-exoskeleton interaction; mediolateral balance assistance; gait stability
TL;DR:
Tuning of stiffness in admittance control of a hip exoskeleton, acting in mediolateral direction, can be a viable way for controlling step width in normal walking and pave a new way for future design and control of wearable robotics in enhancing mediolateral walking balance for various rehabilitation applications.
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doi.org (repository)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2023
2024 journal article
Human-Centered Evaluation of EMG-Based Upper-Limb Prosthetic Control Modes
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems.
Source: ORCID
Added: April 22, 2024
2024 journal article
Integrating Upper-Limb Prostheses with the Human Body: Technology Advances, Readiness, and Roles in Human–Prosthesis Interaction
Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering.
Source: ORCID
Added: April 22, 2024
2024 journal article
Modified motor unit properties in residual muscle following transtibial amputation
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 21(1).
author keywords: amputation; firing rate; motor unit; recruitment threshold; surface electromyogram
TL;DR:
Models of MU recruitment and discharge patterns for residual muscle EMG generation need reparameterization to account for disturbances observed, and peripheral neuromuscular damage also leads to spinal-level functional reorganization.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 12, 2024
2024 review
NSF DARE-Transforming modeling in neurorehabilitation: Four threads for catalyzing progress
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 21(1).
author keywords: Conference; Computational neuroscience; Rehabilitation; Adaptation; Plasticity; Personalization; Human-device interactions; Wearables; Big-data
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: April 15, 2024
2023 article
1-D Manual Tracing Based on a High Density Haptic Stimulation Grid - a Pilot Effort
2023 IEEE WORLD HAPTICS CONFERENCE, WHC, pp. 375–381.
author keywords: haptics; sensory substitution; phantom actuator
TL;DR:
This study developed an encoding approach, which is based on the illusory “phantom actuator” phenomenon, to convert 1-D position information to a wearer through a bHaptics Tactsuit, and demonstrated an improvement of velocity tracing accuracy with the proposed approach.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 16, 2023
2023 journal article
A Novel Framework to Facilitate User Preferred Tuning for a Robotic Knee Prosthesis
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 31, 895–903.
author keywords: Prosthetics; Knee; Robots; Tuning; Legged locomotion; Impedance; Wearable robots; Robotic knee prosthesis; human-in-the-loop optimization; user preference; reinforcement learning; user-controlled interface
TL;DR:
This study proposes and evaluates a novel prosthesis control tuning framework for a robotic knee prosthesis, which could enable user preferred robot behavior in the device tuning process, and shows effectiveness of the developed framework in tuning 12 prosthetic control parameters while meeting the user-selected knee kinematics.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 15, 2023
2023 article
A Robotic Assistance Personalization Control Approach of Hip Exoskeletons for Gait Symmetry Improvement
2023 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp. 6125–6132.
TL;DR:
A hierarchical control framework for a bilateral hip exoskeleton to provide the adaptive optimal hip joint assistance with a control objective of imposing the desired gait symmetry during walking is proposed.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 4, 2024
2023 article
A Wearable Robotic Rehabilitation System for Neuro-rehabilitation Aimed at Enhancing Mediolateral Balance
2023 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS, IROS, pp. 155–160.
TL;DR:
A neurorehabilitation platform by integrating a wearable robotic hip abduction-adduction exoskeleton with a visual interface expected to influence and rehabilitate the underlying visuomotor mechanisms in individuals by having users perform motion tasks based on visual feedback while the robot applies various controlled resistances governed by the admittance controller implemented in the robot.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 4, 2024
2023 journal article
A simplified model for whole-body angular momentum calculation
MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS, 111.
author keywords: Angular momentum; Gait stability; Wearable system; Rigid body model
MeSH headings : Humans; Biomechanical Phenomena; Gait; Lower Extremity; Amputation, Surgical; Motion
TL;DR:
This study developed a simplified rigid body model by merging connected body segments to reduce the number of body segments, which need to be monitored, and demonstrated that the Lbody could be estimated by a seven-segment model accurately for both people with and without lower extremity amputation.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 27, 2023
2023 journal article
Angle-programmed tendril-like trajectories enable a multifunctional gripper with ultradelicacy, ultrastrength, and ultraprecision
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 14(1).
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 5, 2023
2023 journal article
Ankle Torque Estimation With Motor Unit Discharges in Residual Muscles Following Lower-Limb Amputation
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 31, 4821–4830.
author keywords: Amputation; EMG; motor unit; neural-machine interface; prosthesis control
TL;DR:
Results suggest MUDrive significantly outperforms EMG and ND methods in muscles of NON, as well as both intact and residual muscles of AMP, and integrating MU discharges with modeled biomechanical outputs may provide a more accurate torque control signal than direct EMG control of assistive, lower-limb devices.
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: March 11, 2024
2023 article
Artificial intelligence meets medical robotics
Yip, M., Salcudean, S., Goldberg, K., Althoefer, K., Menciassi, A., Opfermann, J. D. D., … Lee, I.-C. (2023, July 14). SCIENCE, Vol. 381, pp. 141–146.
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 28, 2023
2023 article
Assessing workload in using electromyography (EMG)-based prostheses
Park, J., Berman, J., Dodson, A., Liu, Y., Armstrong, M., Huang, H., … Zahabi, M. (2023, June 10). ERGONOMICS, Vol. 6.
author keywords: Mental workload; prosthesis; classification; machine learning
TL;DR:
The findings suggested that task performance measures, pupillometry data, and CPM outcomes, combined with the naïve bayes (NB) and random forest (RF) algorithms, are most promising for classifying cognitive workload.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 26, 2023
2023 article
Closed-Loop Feedback Control of Human Step Width During Walking by Mediolaterally Acting Robotic Hip Exoskeleton
2023 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp. 6097–6102.
TL;DR:
This study successfully demonstrated the feasibility of controlling step width using a mediolaterally acting robotic hip exoskeleton and was able to effectively adjust the user's step width by increasing or decreasing it to predefined targets through the regulation of admittance control parameters governing the device.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 4, 2024
2023 conference paper
Cognitive Workload and Usability of Virtual Reality Simulation for Prosthesis Training
2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).
Source: ORCID
Added: April 22, 2024
2023 article
Development and Online Validation of an Intrinsic Fault Detector for a Powered Robotic Knee Prosthesis
2023 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS, IROS, pp. 2158–2164.
TL;DR:
This paper focuses on designing an active fault detector for a robotic knee prosthesis and demonstrates its effectiveness in real time, and expects that this detector can be integrated into a fault tolerance strategy to enhance the reliability and safety of robotic prosthetic legs, enabling users to perform their everyday tasks with greater confidence.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 4, 2024
2023 conference paper
Finding a Natural Fit: A Thematic Analysis of Amputees’ Prosthesis Setting Preferences during User-Guided Auto-Tuning
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.
Source: ORCID
Added: April 22, 2024
2023 journal article
Harnessing Machine Learning and Physiological Knowledge for a Novel EMG-Based Neural-Machine Interface
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 70(4), 1125–1136.
author keywords: Electromyography; Decoding; Solid modeling; Electrodes; Artificial neural networks; Muscles; Machine learning; Artificial neural network; electromyography (EMG); musculoskeletal model; neural machine interface; reinforcement learning
MeSH headings : Electromyography / methods; Hand / physiology; Upper Extremity; Posture; Machine Learning
TL;DR:
Combining the concepts of machine learning and musculoskeletal modeling has resulted in a more robust joint kinematics decoder than either concept individually, which may result in a novel, highly reliable controller for powered prosthetic hands.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2023 journal article
Hierarchical Optimization for Control of Robotic Knee Prostheses Toward Improved Symmetry of Propulsive Impulse
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 70(5), 1634–1642.
Contributors: M. Li n, W. Liu, J. Si*, J. Stallrich n & n
author keywords: Prosthetics; Knee; Robots; Legged locomotion; Kinematics; Optimization; Impedance; Human-in-the-loop; Bayesian optimization; reinforcement learning; gait symmetry; robotic prostheses
MeSH headings : Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Robotics; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Gait; Walking; Knee Joint / surgery; Biomechanical Phenomena
TL;DR:
This work proposes a novel hierarchical framework to personalize robotic knee prosthesis control and improve overall gait performance and shows that the design successfully shaped the target knee kinematics as well as configured 12 impedance control parameters to improve propulsive impulse symmetry of the human users.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2023 journal article
Investigating the Association of Quantitative Gait Stability Metrics With User Perception of Gait Interruption Due to Control Faults During Human-Prosthesis Interaction
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 31, 4693–4702.
author keywords: Gait stability measurements; internal disturbance in robotic prosthesis; powered knee prosthesis; individuals with transfemoral amputation; gait stability perception
TL;DR:
The results showed that the center of pressure progression in the sagittal plane and knee momentum can potentially estimate the users’ perceptions of gait stability when experiencing disturbances, which can help improve the development and evaluation ofgait stability control algorithms in robotic prosthetic devices.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 2, 2024
2023 journal article
Neural prosthesis control restores near-normative neuromechanics in standing postural control
SCIENCE ROBOTICS, 8(83).
TL;DR:
The potential benefit of direct EMG control of robotic lower limb prostheses to restore normative postural control strategies (both neural and biomechanical) toward enhancing standing postural stability in amputee users is demonstrated.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 4, 2023
2023 journal article
Offline Evaluation Matters: Investigation of the Influence of Offline Performance of EMG-Based Neural-Machine Interfaces on User Adaptation, Cognitive Load, and Physical Efforts in a Real-Time Application
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 31, 3055–3063.
author keywords: EMG decoding; neural machine interface; cognitive load; adaptation
TL;DR:
The results imply that the offline performance of EMG-based NMIs provide important insight to users’ abilities to utilize them and should play an important role in research and development of novel NMI algorithms.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 28, 2023
2023 journal article
Offline Evaluation Matters: Investigation of the Influence of Offline Performance on Real-Time Operation of Electromyography-Based Neural-Machine Interfaces
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 31, 680–689.
Contributors: R. Hinson n, J. Berman n, W. Filer *, D. Kamper n, X. Hu n & n
author keywords: Electromyography; Real-time systems; Decoding; Task analysis; Artificial neural networks; Wrist; Measurement; machine learning; neural-machine interface; offline analysis; real-time performance
TL;DR:
The use and validity of offline analyses for optimization of NMIs in myoelectric control research and development are supported and significant improvements in each real-time task evaluation metric were observed.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: March 15, 2023
2023 journal article
Reinforcement Learning Control With Knowledge Shaping
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.
TL;DR:
This work formalizes knowledge transfer by expressing knowledge in the value function in the authors' problem construct, which is referred to as reinforcement learning with knowledge shaping (RL-KS), and provides extensive and systematic evaluations of the proposed RL-KS method.
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Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2023 journal article
Sensory restoration for improved motor control of prostheses
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 28.
author keywords: Neuroprosthetics; Somatosensory feedback; Motor control; Neural
TL;DR:
A brief overview of somatosensory neuroprostheses is provided and several important steps remain before they can achieve widespread clinical adoption outside the lab setting are explored.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 16, 2023
2023 article
Towards Personalized Control for Powered Knee Prostheses: Continuous Impedance Functions and PCA-Based Tuning Method
2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON REHABILITATION ROBOTICS, ICORR.
TL;DR:
A novel approach for tuning knee prostheses using continuous impedance functions (CIFs) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), which generates CIFs via convex optimization and extracts principal components (PCs) that capture common features.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 2, 2024
2022 journal article
A New Robotic Knee Impedance Control Parameter Optimization Method Facilitated by Inverse Reinforcement Learning
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(4), 10882–10889.
author keywords: Reinforcement learning; learning from demonstration; wearable robotics; compliance and impedance control
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 6, 2022
2022 conference paper
Admittance Control Based Human-in-the-Loop Optimization for Hip Exoskeleton Reduces Human Exertion during Walking
Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 6743–6749.
Contributors: V. Nalam n, X. Tu *, M. Li n, J. Si * & n
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2022 journal article
Characterizing Prosthesis Control Fault During Human-Prosthesis Interactive Walking Using Intrinsic Sensors
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(3), 8307–8314.
author keywords: Prosthetics and exoskeletons; safety in HRI; failure detection and recovery; physical human-robot interaction
TL;DR:
A procedure to study human-robot fault tolerance and inform the future design of robust prosthesis control is presented and the potential of using machine-learning-based schemes in identifying prostheses control faults based on intrinsic sensors on the prosthesis is demonstrated.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 29, 2022
2022 conference paper
Cognitive Workload Classification of Upper-limb Prosthetic Devices
Proceedings of the 2022 IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems, ICHMS 2022.
Contributors: J. Park *, J. Berman n, A. Dodson n, Y. Liu *, A. Matthew*, n , D. Kaber *, J. Ruiz *, M. Zahabi *
TL;DR:
Exploring subsets of input features that can be easily captured during early stages of the design cycle to classify CW of electromyography (EMG)-based upper-limb prostheses revealed that the CPM outcomes and prosthetic device configuration were the most important features for reasonably classifying CW responses under low cost.
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Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2022 article
Design of EMG-driven Musculoskeletal Model for Volitional Control of a Robotic Ankle Prosthesis
2022 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp. 12261–12266.
Contributors: C. Shah n, A. Fleming n, V. Nalam n, M. Liu n & n
TL;DR:
The proposed controller ensures continuous control of the device, allowing users to freely manipulate the prosthesis behavior, and may further improve the function of robotic prosthesis for supporting versatile activities in individuals with lower-limb amputations.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 13, 2023
2022 article
Design of EMG-driven musculoskeletal model for volitional control of a robotic ankle prosthesis
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85125688202&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2022 journal article
Evoked Tactile Feedback and Control Scheme on Functional Utility of Prosthetic Hand
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(2), 1300–1307.
author keywords: Tactile sensation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; prosthetic hand; functional task; haptic feedback
TL;DR:
The findings reveal that non-invasively evoked tactile feedback could be used to effectively enable human-in-the-loop control of a prosthetic hand and can provide a platform to characterize the action-perception couplings during prosthetic control in order to improve user experience and system functionality.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 7, 2022
2022 journal article
Finger Force Estimation Using Motor Unit Discharges Across Forearm Postures
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 69(9), 2767–2775.
Contributors: N. Rubin n, Y. Zheng *, n & X. Hu n
author keywords: Electromyography; Force; Fingers; Firing; Muscles; Electrodes; Decoding; Biosignal processing; Finger force estimation; Forearm posture; Motor unit decomposition; Neural decoding
MeSH headings : Electromyography / methods; Fingers; Forearm; Humans; Isometric Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal; Posture; Upper Extremity
TL;DR:
The results suggest that MU firings can be extracted reliably with little influence from forearm posture, highlighting its potential as an alternative decoding scheme for robust and continuous control of assistive devices.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 6, 2022
2022 journal article
Fusion of Human Gaze and Machine Vision for Predicting Intended Locomotion Mode
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 30, 1103–1112.
Contributors: M. Li n, B. Zhong n , E. Lobaton n & n
author keywords: Wearable robots; Feature extraction; Point cloud compression; Machine vision; Cameras; Legged locomotion; Visualization; Human gaze; machine vision; intent recognition; wearable robot; deep learning
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Humans; Intention; Locomotion; Lower Extremity; Walking
TL;DR:
A novel system that fuses the human gaze and machine vision for locomotion intent recognition of lower limb wearable robots is developed, showing high accuracy of intent recognition and reliable decision-making on locomotion transition with adjustable lead time.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 4, 2022
2022 article
Human-Prosthesis Cooperation: Combining Adaptive Prosthesis Control with Visual Feedback Guided Gait
ResearchSquare.
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2022 journal article
Human-prosthesis cooperation: combining adaptive prosthesis control with visual feedback guided gait
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 19(1).
author keywords: Human-in-the-loop optimization; Transfemoral amputee; Powered prosthesis tuning; Visual feedback; Gait
MeSH headings : Humans; Feedback, Sensory; Gait; Artificial Limbs; Walking; Biomechanical Phenomena; Prosthesis Design; Amputees
TL;DR:
Novel insights are provided on human-prosthesis interaction when cooperating in walking which may guide the future successful adoption of this paradigm in prosthesis control personalization or human-in-the-loop optimization to improve the prosthesis user’s gait performance.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 3, 2023
2022 journal article
Imposing Healthy Hip Motion Pattern and Range by Exoskeleton Control for Individualized Assistance
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(4), 11126–11133.
Contributors: Q. Zhang* , V. Nalam *, X. Tu *, M. Li *, J. Si *, M. Lewek *, *
author keywords: Assistance personalization; locomotion; policy iteration; prosthetics and exoskeletons; rehabilitation robotics; reinforcement learning
TL;DR:
A model-free reinforcement learning (RL)-based control framework to achieve a normative range of motion and gait pattern of the hip joint during walking and provides personalized assistance torque profile by heuristically manipulating three control parameters for hip flexion and extension, respectively, during walking.
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Source: ORCID
Added: October 18, 2022
2022 journal article
Inferring Human-Robot Performance Objectives During Locomotion Using Inverse Reinforcement Learning and Inverse Optimal Control
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(2), 2549–2556.
Contributors: W. Liu n, J. Zhong *, R. Wu *, B. Fylstra n, J. Si* & n
author keywords: Learning from demonstration; reinforcement learning; wearable robotics
TL;DR:
This study proposes a new inverse approach from observed human-robot walking behavior to infer a human- robot collective performance objective represented in a quadratic form and introduces a new tool to the field of wearable lower limb robots.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 14, 2022
2022 article
Introduction to the Special Section on Wearable Robots
Moreno, J. C., Vitiello, N., Walsh, C., Huang, H., & Mohammed, S. (2022, June). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS, Vol. 38, pp. 1338–1342.
Contributors: J. Moreno *, N. Vitiello *, C. Walsh *, n & S. Mohammed *
author keywords: Special issues and sections; Wearable robots; Biomedical monitoring; Patient rehabilitation; Safety; Human factors
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 20, 2022
2022 journal article
Is there a trade-off between economy and task goal variability in transfemoral amputee gait?
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 19(1).
Contributors: I. Lee n, B. Fylstra n, M. Liu n, T. Lenzi * & n
author keywords: Mechanical energy; Goal equivalent manifold; Transfemoral amputee; Energy recovery rate; Walking
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Gait / physiology; Goals; Humans; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
This study investigated how unilateral transfemoral amputees regulate step and stride variability based on the task to achieve energy economy and found a negative relationship between energy recovery rate and non-goal-equivalent variability.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 4, 2022
2022 chapter
Neural Coherence of Homologous Muscle Pairs During Direct EMG Control of Standing Posture in Transtibial Amputees
In Biosystems & Biorobotics (Vol. 28, pp. 139–143).
Contributors: A. Fleming n, W. Liu & n
TL;DR:
The potential for transtibial amputees to closely coordinate residual muscle activations with intact muscles given sufficient training is demonstrated and it is further possible amputee adapt sources of descending neural commands between homologous muscle pairs after guided training.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: November 21, 2021
2022 journal article
Object Recognition via Evoked Sensory Feedback during Control of a Prosthetic Hand
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(1), 207–214.
author keywords: Haptic and proprioceptive sensation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; vibrotactile stimulation; stiffness recognition; size recognition
TL;DR:
The findings show that evoked somatosensory feedback in a non-invasive manner can facilitate closed-loop control of the prosthetic hand and allowed for simultaneous recognition of different object properties.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 15, 2021
2022 journal article
Reinforcement Learning Impedance Control of a Robotic Prosthesis to Coordinate With Human Intact Knee Motion
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(3), 7014–7020.
author keywords: Reinforcement learning; prosthetics and exoskeletons; compliance and impedance control; physical human-robot interaction
TL;DR:
By formulating the “echo control” of the robotic knee as a reinforcement learning problem, this paper provides a promising new tool for real-time tracking control design without explicitly representing the underlying dynamics using a mathematical model, which can be difficult to obtain for a human-robot system.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 27, 2022
2022 journal article
Reliable Vision-Based Grasping Target Recognition for Upper Limb Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CYBERNETICS, 52(3), 1750–1762.
Contributors: B. Zhong n , n & E. Lobaton n
author keywords: Grasping; Uncertainty; Prosthetics; Task analysis; Target recognition; Bayes methods; Prediction algorithms; Bayesian deep learning (BDL); grasping strategy; reliable computer vision; upper limb prosthesis
MeSH headings : Arm; Artificial Limbs; Bayes Theorem; Hand Strength; Humans; Robotics; Upper Extremity
TL;DR:
A novel, reliable vision-based framework to assist upper limb prosthesis grasping during arm reaching using Bayesian deep learning (BDL) and a probability calibration network was developed to fuse the uncertainty measures into one calibrated probability for online decision making.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 11, 2020
2022 journal article
Resembled Tactile Feedback for Object Recognition Using a Prosthetic Hand
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, 7(4), 10977–10984.
author keywords: Tactile feedback; prosthetic control; object recognition; transcutaneous nerve stimulation
TL;DR:
The results showed that participants could gauge the onset timing of tactile feedback to discern object shape and size and found that the position-controller led to a greater recognition accuracy of object size compared with velocity-control, potentially due to supplemental joint position information from muscle activation level.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 6, 2022
2022 journal article
Robotic Knee Tracking Control to Mimic the Intact Human Knee Profile Based on Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning
IEEE-CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA, 9(1), 19–30.
author keywords: Automatic tracking of intact knee; configuration of robotic knee prosthesis; direct heuristic dynamic programming (dHDP); reinforcement learning control
TL;DR:
This work addresses a state-of-the-art reinforcement learning (RL) control approach to automatically configure robotic prosthesis impedance parameters to enable end-to-end, continuous locomotion intended for transfemoral amputee subjects and provides tracking control of a robotic knee prosthesis to mimic the intact knee profile.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 8, 2021
2022 journal article
Sensitivity analysis guided improvement of an electromyogram-driven lumped parameter musculoskeletal hand model
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 141.
Contributors: R. Hinson n, K. Saul n, D. Kamper n & n
author keywords: Musculoskeletal modeling; Optimization; Upper limb; Rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal modeling; Optimization; Upper limb; Rehabilitation
MeSH headings : Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography; Hand / physiology; Humans; Models, Biological; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Wrist / physiology; Wrist Joint / physiology
TL;DR:
This study demonstrated how sensitivity analyses can be used to guide model refinement and inform novel and improved optimization strategies, facilitating implementation of musculoskeletal models for clinical applications.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: July 9, 2022
2022 journal article
Standing and Walking Attention Visual Field (SWAVF) task: A new method to assess visuospatial attention during walking
APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 104.
Contributors: J. Yuan n, X. Bai n, B. Driscoll n, M. Liu n, n & J. Feng n
author keywords: Walking; Visuospatial attention; Measurement
MeSH headings : Humans; Reproducibility of Results; Sitting Position; Standing Position; Visual Fields; Walking; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The newly-developed Standing and Walking Visual Attention Field task showed good psychometric properties and potential applications to the evaluation of prosthetic and other exoskeleton devices, smart glasses, and ground-level traffic lights or signs were discussed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 15, 2022
2022 journal article
Toward Safe Wearer-Prosthesis Interaction: Evaluation of Gait Stability and Human Compensation Strategy Under Faults in Robotic Transfemoral Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 30, 2773–2782.
Contributors: I. Lee n, M. Liu n, M. Lewek*, X. Hu n, W. Filer * & n
author keywords: Prosthetics; Robots; Knee; Legged locomotion; IP networks; Impedance; Training; Gait stability; machine fault; powered knee prosthesis; transfemoral amputee; user-prosthesis interaction
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Gait; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Robotics; Walking
TL;DR:
The results showed that the error tolerable bound is dependent on the gait phase and the direction of torque change, and may assist the future design of an auto-tuning algorithm, volitionally-controlled powered prosthetic legs, and training of gait stability.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 31, 2022
2022 article
Ultrasoft Porous 3D Conductive Dry Electrodes for Electrophysiological Sensing and Myoelectric Control
Yao, S., Zhou, W., Hinson, R., Dong, P., Wu, S., Ives, J., … Zhu, Y. (2022, May 16). ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, Vol. 5.
author keywords: biopotential; dry electrodes; electrocardiogram; electroencephalogram; electromyogram; nanomaterials
TL;DR:
Based on the muscle activities captured by the electrodes and a musculoskeletal model, electromyogram‐based neural–machine interfaces are realized, illustrating the great potential for prosthesis control, neurorehabilitation, and virtual reality.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 31, 2022
2022 chapter
Understanding Human-Prosthesis Interaction via Reinforcement Learning-Based Echo Control: A Case Study
In Biosystems & Biorobotics (Vol. 28, pp. 697–701).
Source: ORCID
Added: November 21, 2021
2021 article
A Data-Driven Reinforcement Learning Solution Framework for Optimal and Adaptive Personalization of a Hip Exoskeleton
2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION (ICRA 2021), pp. 10610–10616.
author keywords: Exoskeleton; reinforcement learning; optimal adaptive control; least square policy iteration; data driven
TL;DR:
The results showed that the optimal and adaptive RL controller as a new approach was feasible for tuning assistive torque profile of the hip exoskeleton that coordinated with human actions and reduced activation level of hip extensor muscle in human.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: November 21, 2021
2021 article
A Powered Prosthetic Ankle Designed for Task Variability - A Concept Validation
2021 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp. 6153–6158.
Contributors: S. Upadhye n, C. Shah n, M. Liu n, G. Buckner n & n
TL;DR:
A new active prosthetic ankle, Variable Spring embedded Motor-ball screw (VSeM) ankle, to meet all these requirements at the same time, and its capability to mimic human ankle was validated through both bench tests and human subject tests.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 journal article
A robust model-based neural-machine interface across different loading weights applied at distal forearm
BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL, 67.
Contributors: L. Pan* & n
author keywords: Electromyography (EMG); Neural-machine interface; Musculoskeletal model; Loading weights; Robust
TL;DR:
The robustness of a generic MM-based NMI across different loading conditions is demonstrated and the outcomes indicate the potential of the multi-user NMI toward practical applications.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 24, 2021
2021 journal article
Closed-loop control of a prosthetic finger via evoked proprioceptive information
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 18(6).
author keywords: prosthetic control; bidirectional neural-machine interface; vibratory stimulation; velocity control; position control
MeSH headings : Arm / physiology; Artificial Limbs; Feedback, Sensory / physiology; Hand / physiology; Humans; Proprioception / physiology
TL;DR:
The findings suggest that closed-loop control of a prosthetic device can be achieved using non-invasive evoked proprioceptive feedback delivered to intact participants, and the evoked sensory information was integrated during myoelectric control effectively for both control strategies.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 review
Cognitive measures during walking with and without lower-limb prosthesis: protocol for a scoping review
[Review of ]. BMJ OPEN, 11(2).
TL;DR:
The results will contribute to the advancement of prosthesis tuning processes by reviewing the application status of cognitive measures during walking with and without prosthesis and laying the foundation for developing needed measures for cognitive assessment during walking.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 22, 2021
2021 article
Common Neural Input within and across Lower Limb Muscles: A Preliminary Study
2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 6683–6686.
MeSH headings : Electromyography; Lower Extremity; Muscle, Skeletal
TL;DR:
This preliminary study characterized levels of common inputs to MUs in three muscle groups: MUs within a muscle, between bilateral homologous pairs, and between agonist/antagonist muscle pairs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 article
Comparing Reinforcement Learning Agents and Supervised Learning Neural Networks for EMG-Based Decoding of Continuous Movements
2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 6297–6300.
MeSH headings : Electromyography; Humans; Movement; Neural Networks, Computer; Supervised Machine Learning; Wrist Joint
TL;DR:
This study aimed to present a new kinematics decoding framework based on reinforcement learning (RL), which combines machine learning and model-based approaches together and suggests that the RL-based kinematic decoder is more robust to changes in movement speeds between training and testing data and has better performance than the SLNN.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 article
Development of a Wearable Human-Machine Interface to Track Forearm Rotation via an Optical Sensor
2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 7360–7363.
Contributors: F. Popp n, M. Liu n & n
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Forearm; Humans; Upper Extremity; Wearable Electronic Devices; Wrist Joint
TL;DR:
The goal of this research was to develop an intuitive wearable human-machine interface (HMI), utilizing an optical sensor, and results showed that the performance of OSS control was comparable to direct control, therefore validating the feasibility of the OSS HMI.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 article
Direct Myoelectric Control Modifies Lower Limb Functional Connectivity: A Case Study
2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC), pp. 6573–6576.
Contributors: W. Liu, A. Fleming*, I. Lee* & *
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Humans; Lower Extremity; Muscle, Skeletal
TL;DR:
This preliminary study applies functional connectivity analysis to an individual with unilateral lower-limb amputation during postural sway task and identifies a stronger connection between residual and intact below knee modules with improved bilateral symmetry after amputee acquired skills to better control the powered prosthetic ankle.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 journal article
Direct continuous electromyographic control of a powered prosthetic ankle for improved postural control after guided physical training: A case study
Wearable Technologies, 2.
TL;DR:
The feasibility of direct, continuous electromyographic (dEMG) control of a powered ankle prosthesis, combined with physical therapist-guided training, for improved standing postural control in an individual with transtibial amputation is shown.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 18, 2021
2021 article
Efficient Environmental Context Prediction for Lower Limb Prostheses
Zhong, B., Silva, R. L., Tran, M., Huang, H., & Lobaton, E. (2021, June 7). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS, Vol. 52.
Contributors: B. Zhong n , R. Silva n, M. Tran n, n & E. Lobaton n
author keywords: Cameras; Wearable robots; Uncertainty; Neural networks; Real-time systems; Sensors; Hardware; Bayesian neural network (BNN); efficient deep learning system; environmental context prediction; prostheses; uncertainty quantification
TL;DR:
An uncertainty-aware frame selection strategy that can dynamically select frames according to lower limb motion and uncertainty captured by Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) for environment prediction is developed and extended to the situation of multimodality fusion.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 article
Empowering prosthesis users with a hip exoskeleton
Nalam, V., & Huang, H. (2021, October). NATURE MEDICINE, Vol. 27, pp. 1677–1678.
Contributors: V. Nalam n & n
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Exoskeleton Device; Power, Psychological
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 18, 2021
2021 journal article
Environmental Context Prediction for Lower Limb Prostheses With Uncertainty Quantification
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 18(2), 458–470.
Contributors: B. Zhong n , R. Silva n, M. Li n, n & E. Lobaton n
author keywords: Uncertainty; Neural networks; Bayes methods; Measurement uncertainty; Cameras; Microsoft Windows; Bayesian neural network (BNN); environmental context prediction; prosthesis; uncertainty quantification
TL;DR:
A novel vision-based context prediction framework for lower limb prostheses to simultaneously predict human’s environmental context for multiple forecast windows by leveraging the Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) and producing a calibrated predicted probability for online decision-making.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 28, 2020
2021 article
Is there a Trade-off between Economy and Task Goal Variability in Transfemoral Amputee Gait?
ResearchSquare.
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2021 review
Myoelectric control of robotic lower limb prostheses: a review of electromyography interfaces, control paradigms, challenges and future directions
[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 18(4).
Contributors: A. Fleming n, N. Stafford *, S. Huang n, X. Hu n, D. Ferris * & n
author keywords: robotic lower limb protheses; neural-machine interface; EMG; gait and balance; human motor control
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Humans; Locomotion; Muscle, Skeletal; Robotic Surgical Procedures
TL;DR:
This review highlights the promise of EMG control for enabling new functionalities in robotic lower limb prostheses, as well as the existing challenges, knowledge gaps, and opportunities on this research topic from human motor control and clinical practice perspectives.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 16, 2021
2021 article
Perception of Static Position and Kinesthesia of the Finger using Vibratory Stimulation
2021 10TH INTERNATIONAL IEEE/EMBS CONFERENCE ON NEURAL ENGINEERING (NER), pp. 1087–1090.
TL;DR:
The outcomes suggest that vibratory stimulus can inform subjects of static and dynamic aspects of finger proprioception and can be implemented to improve outcomes in clinical populations with sensory deficits, and to enhance user experience when users interact with assistive devices.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 16, 2021
2021 article
Reinforcement Learning Control of Robotic Knee With Human-in-the-Loop by Flexible Policy Iteration
Gao, X., Si, J., Wen, Y., Li, M., & Huang, H. (2021, May 6). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS, Vol. 33.
author keywords: Robots; Impedance; Tuning; Prosthetics; Knee; Erbium; Legged locomotion; Adaptive optimal control; data- and time-efficient learning; flexible policy iteration (FPI); human-in-the-loop; reinforcement learning (RL); robotic knee
MeSH headings : Humans; Computer Simulation; Neural Networks, Computer; Policy; Robotic Surgical Procedures; Robotics
TL;DR:
This study introduces flexible policy iteration (FPI), which can flexibly and organically integrate experience replay and supplemental values from prior experience into the RL controller, and shows system-level performances, including convergence of the approximate value function, (sub)optimality of the solution, and stability of the system.
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Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 18, 2021
2021 article
Reinforcement learning enabled automatic impedance control of a robotic knee prosthesis to mimic the intact knee motion in a co-adapting environment
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101254246&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2021 article
Robotic knee tracking control to mimic the intact human knee profile based on actor-critic reinforcement learning
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101456660&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2021 journal article
Static and dynamic proprioceptive recognition through vibrotactile stimulation
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 18(4).
author keywords: somatosensory feedback; proprioception; vibrotactile stimulation; arm function; sensory substitution
MeSH headings : Feedback, Sensory; Forearm; Goals; Humans; Movement; Proprioception
TL;DR:
The outcomes suggest that information pertaining to static and dynamic aspects of proprioception can be accurately delivered using an array of vibrotactors and could be used to potentially evaluate the sensorimotor integration processes during human–machine interactions, and to improve sensory feedback in clinical populations with somatosensory impairments.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 19, 2021
2021 journal article
Taking both sides: seeking symbiosis between intelligent prostheses and human motor control during locomotion
CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 20.
author keywords: Robotic lower limb prostheses; Human-prosthesis symbiosis; Human- in-the-loop optimization; Reinforcement learning; Gait biomechanics; Augmented biofeedback
TL;DR:
This work advocates for new holistic approaches in which human motor control and intelligent prosthesis control function as one system (defined as human-prosthesis symbiosis), thereby improving the functionality and acceptance of robotic prostheses and users' quality of life.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 20, 2021
2021 journal article
Textile-Based Pressure Sensors for Monitoring Prosthetic-Socket Interfaces
IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, 21(7), 9413–9422.
Contributors: J. Tabor n, T. Agcayazi n, A. Fleming n, B. Thompson n, A. Kapoor n, M. Liu n, M. Lee *, n , A. Bozkurt n, T. Ghosh n
author keywords: Sensors; Sensor arrays; Sensor systems; Sockets; Monitoring; Data collection; Capacitive sensors; Pressure sensors; capacitive sensors; sensor arrays; body system networks; sensor systems and applications; textiles; wearable sensors; flexible electronics; prosthetics
TL;DR:
This work presents a capacitive pressure sensor fabricated through a simple, and scalable sewing process using commercially available conductive yarns and textile materials that provides a soft, flexible, and comfortable sensing system for monitoring the inner socket environment (ISE).
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 5, 2021
2021 article
Toward Expedited Impedance Tuning of a Robotic Prosthesis for Personalized Gait Assistance by Reinforcement Learning Control
Li, M., Wen, Y., Gao, X., Si, J., & Huang, H. (2021, May 26). IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS, Vol. 38.
author keywords: Tuning; Impedance; Knee; Prosthetics; Legged locomotion; Robustness; Kinematics; Impedance control; knee prosthesis; policy iteration; rehabilitation robotics; reinforcement learning (RL)
TL;DR:
A policy iteration with constraint embedded (PICE) method as an innovative solution to the problem under the framework of reinforcement learning, using a projected Bellman equation with a constraint of assuring positive semidefiniteness of performance values during policy evaluation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 18, 2021
2021 article
Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use
Farina, D., Vujaklija, I., Branemark, R., Bull, A. M. J., Dietl, H., Graimann, B., … Aszmann, O. C. (2021, May 31). NATURE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 5.
Contributors: D. Farina *, I. Vujaklija *, R. Brånemark *, A. Bull *, H. Dietl*, B. Graimann, L. Hargrove *, K. Hoffmann*
MeSH headings : Humans; Prosthesis Design; Bionics; Artificial Limbs; Extremities; Electrodes
TL;DR:
It is argued that direct skeletal attachment of bionic devices via osseointegration, the amplification of neural signals by targeted muscle innervation, improved prosthesis control via implanted muscle sensors and advanced algorithms, and the provision of sensory feedback by means of electrodes implanted in peripheral nerves should all be leveraged towards the creation of a new generation of high-performance bionic limbs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 10, 2021
2021 article
User Controlled Interface for Tuning Robotic Knee Prosthesis
2021 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp. 6190–6195.
TL;DR:
An intuitive interface designed for the prosthesis users and clinicians to choose the preferred knee joint profile during gait and use the autotuner to replicate in the prosthetics to address the challenges of manual tuning methods.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2022
2021 journal article
Using Reinforcement Learning to Estimate Human Joint Moments From Electromyography or Joint Kinematics: An Alternative Solution to Musculoskeletal-Based Biomechanics
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, 143(4).
MeSH headings : Electromyography
TL;DR:
This study serves as a proof of concept that an RL approach can assist in biomechanical analysis and human-machine interface applications by deriving joint moments from kinematic or EMG data.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 19, 2021
2020 article
A Data-Driven Reinforcement Learning Solution Framework for Optimal and Adaptive Personalization of a Hip Exoskeleton
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098609759&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2020 journal article
An Easy-to-Use Socket-Suspension System Monitor for Lower Limb Amputees
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 69(11), 8973–8982.
Contributors: M. Liu, D. Kamper n & n
author keywords: Sockets; Monitoring; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Biomedical monitoring; Prosthetics; Biomedical monitoring; displacement measurement; magnetic sensors; prosthetics; wearable sensors
TL;DR:
A wearable SSS monitor that can be adopted for any SSS using liners without requiring permanent modifications of the SSS is designed and demonstrated the capability of tracking SSS fit changes during locomotion without permanent modification ofThe SSS.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: July 28, 2020
2020 journal article
Buckle-Delamination-Enabled Stretchable Silver Nanowire Conductors
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, 12(37), 41696–41703.
author keywords: stretchable conductor; silver nanowire; buckling; buckle-delamination; wrinkling; thermochromic
TL;DR:
A theoretical model on the buckle-delamination structure is developed to predict the geometrical evolution, and an integrated silver nanowire/elastomer sensing module and a stretchable thermochromic device are developed to demonstrate the utility of the stretchable conductor.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 12, 2020
2020 article
Direct continuous EMG control of a powered prosthetic ankle for improved postural control after guided physical training: A case study
BioRxiv.
Contributors: A. Fleming n, S. Huang n, E. Buxton*, F. Hodges & n
TL;DR:
This case study showed the feasibility of dEMG control of powered prosthetic ankle by a transtibial amputee after a PT-guided training to assist postural control.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2020 conference paper
Evaluation of Activities of Daily Living Tesbeds for Assessing Prosthetic Device Usability
2020 IEEE International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS).
Contributors: J. Park *, M. Zahabi *, D. Kaber *, J. Ruiz * & n
TL;DR:
Findings suggest that the clothespin relocation task (CRT) and Southampton hand assessment protocol (SHAP) are the most sensitive testbeds for usability assessment of upper-limb prosthetic devices and these tasks require similar limb movements to high frequency ADLs.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2020
2020 article
Evaluation of embedded platforms for lower limb prosthesis with visual sensing capabilities
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095221966&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2020 journal article
Evoking haptic sensations in the foot through high-density transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulations
Journal of Neural Engineering, 4(3).
author keywords: haptic sensation; electrical stimulation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; peripheral nerve; amputee; sensory feedback
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Phantom Limb; Touch; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
TL;DR:
The capability of the non-invasive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation method to evoke haptic sensations in the foot of transtibial amputees and the able-bodied subject is demonstrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 13, 2020
2020 journal article
Fully-textile Insole Seam-line for Multi-modal Sensor Mapping
IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(17), 1–1.
Contributors: M. McKnight n, J. Tabor n, T. Agcayazi n, A. Fleming n, T. Ghosh n, n , A. Bozkurt n
author keywords: Yarn; Sensor arrays; Fabrics; Sensor systems; Foot; Pressure sensors; sensor arrays; multiple-sensor systems; impedance measurement; moisture measurement; multimodal sensors; sensor systems and applications; textiles; wearable sensors
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 13, 2020
2020 journal article
Human-prosthesis coordination: A preliminary study exploring coordination with a powered ankle-foot prosthesis
Clinical Biomechanics, 80, 105171.
Contributors: B. Fylstra n, I. Lee n, S. Huang n, A. Brandt n, M. Lewek * & n
author keywords: Transtibial amputee; Human-prosthesis interface; Powered ankle-foot prosthesis; Human-prosthesis interaction
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees; Ankle; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Foot; Gait; Humans; Male; Mechanical Phenomena; Prosthesis Design
TL;DR:
Results from this preliminary study highlight the need for future work to systematically quantify the coordination between the human and powered prosthesis and understand how such coordination at the joint level influences overall gait efficiency.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2020
2020 conference paper
Knowledge-Guided Reinforcement Learning Control for Robotic Lower Limb Prosthesis
2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 754–760.
TL;DR:
The knowledge-guided Q-learning (KG-QL) control method is proposed as a principled way for Reinforcement learning (RL) control and its feasibility is demonstrated by employing OpenSim, a well-established human locomotion simulator.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2020
2020 journal article
OPTIMAL EMG PLACEMENT FOR A ROBOTIC PROSTHESIS CONTROLLER WITH SEQUENTIAL, ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONAL ESTIMATION (SAFE)
ANNALS OF APPLIED STATISTICS, 14(3), 1164–1181.
Contributors: J. Stallrich*, N. Islam, A. Staicu* , D. Crouch*, L. Pan* & *
author keywords: Electromyography signal; varying functional regression; functional variable selection; adaptive group LASSO; correlated functional predictors; sequential adaptive functional estimation
TL;DR:
A novel decoder based on a dynamic, functional linear model with velocity or acceleration as its response and the recent past EMG signals as functional covariates is proposed, increasing the predictive capability of a single EMG signal compared to existing decoders.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 19, 2020
2020 journal article
Object Shape and Surface Topology Recognition Using Tactile Feedback Evoked through Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HAPTICS, 13(1), 152–158.
author keywords: Shape recognition; surface topology; tactile sensation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation
MeSH headings : Adult; Feedback, Sensory / physiology; Female; Fingers / physiology; Humans; Male; Median Nerve / physiology; Recognition, Psychology / physiology; Touch / physiology; Touch Perception / physiology; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Ulnar Nerve / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
It is suggested that tactile feedback evoked from transcutaneous nerve stimulation allows the recognition of object shape and surface topology, which may help improve object manipulation and promote fine control of a prosthetic hand.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 14, 2020
2020 journal article
Perceiving amputee gait from biological motion: kinematics cues and effect of experience level
Scientific Reports, 10(1).
Contributors: I. Lee n, M. Pacheco *, M. Lewek * & n
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Amputees; Animals; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Clinical Competence; Cues; Gait / physiology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / diagnosis; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology; Humans; Leg; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Physical Therapists; Video Recording
TL;DR:
A new method that combines biological motion and principal component analysis to gradually mesh amputee and typical walking patterns showed that on average the accuracy rate in identifying gait deviations between PT and PTS was similar and better than Novices.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
4. Quality Education
(OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2020
2020 article
Reinforcement learning control of robotic knee with human in the loop by flexible policy iteration
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85094999958&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2020 conference paper
Stiffness Perception using Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation during Active and Passive Prosthetic Control
2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2020-July, 3909–3912.
Contributors: L. Vargas *, * , Y. Zhu n & X. Hu *
MeSH headings : Arm; Artificial Limbs; Electric Stimulation; Hand; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
TL;DR:
The results showed that the accuracy of object stiffness recognition was similar in both active and passive conditions, which indicated that the sensorimotor integration processes could affect haptic perception for some users.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: October 22, 2020
2020 article
Towards expedited impedance tuning of a robotic prosthesis for personalized gait assistance by reinforcement learning control
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85110372419&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2020 journal article
Wearer-Prosthesis Interaction for Symmetrical Gait: A Study Enabled by Reinforcement Learning Prosthesis Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 28(4), 904–913.
author keywords: Prosthetics; Knee; Impedance; Legged locomotion; Robot kinematics; Tuning; Wearer-prosthesis interaction; robotic knee prosthesis; reinforcement learning; gait asymmetry; anteroposterior impulse
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Gait; Humans; Knee Joint; Prosthesis Design; Walking
TL;DR:
The results suggest that it is possible to personalize transfemoral prosthesis control for improved temporal-spatial gait symmetry, and indicated that the RL-based prosthesis tuning system was a potential tool for studying wearer-prosthesis interactions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 8, 2020
2019 journal article
Admittance Shaping-Based Assistive Control of SEA-Driven Robotic Hip Exoskeleton
IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS, 24(4), 1508–1519.
author keywords: Admittance shaping-based control; assistive control; hip exoskeleton; series elastic actuator (SEA)
TL;DR:
An admittance shaping-based assistive control for a series elastic actuator (SEA) driven robotic hip exoskeleton that can assist individuals with hip muscle weakness to restore normative mobility and to develop a unified controller framework for designing an SEA-driven hipExoskeleton to assist walking and enhance gait stability.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: October 7, 2019
2019 journal article
Application of Cognitive Task Performance Modeling for Assessing Usability of Transradial Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 49(4), 381–387.
Contributors: M. Zahabi*, M. White *, W. Zhang n, A. Winslow n, F. Zhang n , n , D. Kaber*
author keywords: Cognitive modeling; GOMSL; mental workload; prosthetics
TL;DR:
Investigating the use of cognitive modeling to assess the usability of an upper-limb prosthesis with a focus on mental workload responses revealed the PR mode to be more intuitive, reduce cognitive load, and increase efficiency in prosthetic control as compared to the DC mode.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 12, 2019
2019 journal article
Comparing EMG-Based Human-Machine Interfaces for Estimating Continuous, Coordinated Movements
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 27(10), 2145–2154.
author keywords: Electromyography (EMG); musculoskeletal model; linear regression; artificial neural network; comparison
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Amputees; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / methods; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Models, Theoretical; Movement / physiology; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Nerve Net; Psychomotor Performance; Radius; User-Computer Interface; Wrist / anatomy & histology; Wrist / physiology; Wrist Joint / anatomy & histology; Wrist Joint / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Comparing a musculoskeletal model (MM) with two data-driven approaches, linear regression (LR) and artificial neural network (ANN), for predicting continuous wrist and hand motions for EMG-based interfaces suggests that incorporating musculOSkeletal knowledge into EMg-based human-machine interfaces could improve the estimation of continuous, coordinated motion.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 9, 2019
2019 journal article
Design and Control of a Series Elastic Actuator With Clutch for Hip Exoskeleton for Precise Assistive Magnitude and Timing Control and Improved Mechanical Safety
IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 24(5), 2215–2226.
Contributors: T. Zhang* & *
author keywords: Exoskeletons; Torque; Actuators; Safety; Perturbation methods; Timing; Robustness; Series elastic actuator with clutch (SEAC); singular perturbation control; torque control; wearable hip exoskeleton
TL;DR:
A new torque control for the SEAC, based on singular perturbation theory with flexible compensation techniques, is proposed to precisely control the assistive torque by rejecting the undesired human motion disturbance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: November 18, 2019
2019 journal article
Effects of extended powered knee prosthesis stance time via visual feedback on gait symmetry of individuals with unilateral amputation: a preliminary study
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 16(1).
Contributors: A. Brandt n, W. Riddick, J. Stallrich n, M. Lewek* & *
author keywords: Gait; Amputation; Visual Feedback; Rehabilitation; Knee Prosthesis
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputation, Surgical / rehabilitation; Amputees / rehabilitation; Biomechanical Phenomena; Feedback, Sensory; Female; Gait; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Middle Aged; Walking; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Increasing the amputated-limb stance time via visual feedback significantly improved the stance time symmetry and peak propulsion symmetry of individuals walking with both prostheses, and favorably improved individuals’ temporal and propulsive symmetry.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: September 30, 2019
2019 journal article
Effects of extended stance time on a powered knee prosthesis and gait symmetry on the lateral control of balance during walking in individuals with unilateral amputation
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 16(1).
Contributors: A. Brandt n & n
author keywords: Gait; Amputation; Prosthetic knee component; Balance; Visual feedback
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputation, Surgical; Biomechanical Phenomena / physiology; Female; Gait / physiology; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Middle Aged; Postural Balance / physiology; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
Interventions and advancements in prosthesis control aimed at improving their control of lateral balance may ameliorate the difficulty in walking with improved gait symmetry.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: December 16, 2019
2019 journal article
Electrocardiogram of a Silver Nanowire Based Dry Electrode: Quantitative Comparison With the Standard Ag/AgCl Gel Electrode
IEEE ACCESS, 7, 20789–20800.
author keywords: Dry electrode; ambulatory ECG; ECG discrepancy comparison; signal quality indices; heart rate variability analysis
TL;DR:
Quantitative comparisons showed that the AgNW electrode could collect acceptable ECG waveforms as the Ag/AgCl electrode in both the sitting and walking conditions, however, the baseline drift and waveform distortions existed in the Ag NW electrode, likely due to electrode motion.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 25, 2019
2019 journal article
Evoked Haptic Sensation in the Hand With Concurrent Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 66(10), 2761–2767.
Contributors: L. Vargas n, G. Whitehouse n, n , Y. Zhu n & X. Hu n
author keywords: Electrical stimulation; haptic sensation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; embodiment
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees; Arm / innervation; Artificial Limbs; Female; Humans; Male; Sensory Thresholds / physiology; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
TL;DR:
The results indicated that the haptic sensations at different regions of the hand can be constructed by combining the response from multiple stimulation trains directly, and the interference between stimulations were minimal.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 14, 2019
2019 conference paper
Gaze Fixation Comparisons Between Amputees and Able-bodied Individuals in Approaching Stairs and Level-ground Transitions: A Pilot Study
2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 3163–3166.
Contributors: M. Li n, B. Zhong n, Z. Liu n, I. Lee n, B. Fylstra n, E. Lobaton n , n
Event: 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Eye Movement Measurements / instrumentation; Fixation, Ocular; Gait; Humans; Pilot Projects
TL;DR:
The results presented that, unlike the able-bodied population, amputees had most of their fixations directed on the transition region prior to new terrains that showed an increased need for visual information during transition regions before navigation on stairs than that before navigation onto level-ground.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 conference paper
Identify Kinematic Features for Powered Prosthesis Tuning
2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2019-June, 565–569.
Event: 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
MeSH headings : Aged; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prosthesis Design
TL;DR:
This paper preliminarily identified kinematic features that are sensitive to the control parameter change of the powered prosthetic leg using data collected from three transtibial amputee subjects with four levels of push-off power.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 journal article
Object stiffness recognition using haptic feedback delivered through transcutaneous proximal nerve stimulation
Journal of Neural Engineering, 17(1), 016002.
Contributors: L. Vargas n, H. Shin n, n , Y. Zhu n & X. Hu n
author keywords: haptic feedback; finger grasp; object stiffness recognition; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; nerve bundle stimulation
MeSH headings : Adult; Arm / innervation; Arm / physiology; Artificial Limbs; Feedback, Sensory / physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Median Nerve / physiology; Touch Perception / physiology; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / methods; Ulnar Nerve / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The outcomes suggest that it is possible to elicit haptic sensations describing various object stiffness levels using transcutaneous nerve stimulation, which may facilitate object manipulation/interactions and improve user experience during human–machine interactions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 conference paper
Offline Policy Iteration Based Reinforcement Learning Controller for Online Robotic Knee Prosthesis Parameter Tuning
2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2019-May, 2831–2837.
Event: 2019 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)
TL;DR:
The results showed that the RL control resulted in good convergent behavior in kinematic states, and the offline learning control policy successfully adjusted the prosthesis control parameters to produce near-normal knee kinematics in 10 updates of the impedance control parameters.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 journal article
Online Reinforcement Learning Control for the Personalization of a Robotic Knee Prosthesis
IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 50(6), 1–11.
author keywords: Knee; Prosthetics; Impedance; Robots; Tuning; Kinematics; Dynamic programming; Approximate dynamic programming (ADP); direct heuristic dynamic programming (dHDP); reinforcement learning (RL); robotic knee prosthesis
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Amputees / rehabilitation; Biomechanical Phenomena / physiology; Exoskeleton Device; Gait / physiology; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Reinforcement, Psychology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The feasibility of direct heuristic dynamic programming, an approximate dynamic programming (ADP) approach, to automatically tune the 12 robotic knee prosthesis parameters to meet individual human users’ needs is demonstrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 conference paper
Proportional Myoelectric Control of a Powered Ankle Prosthesis for Postural Control under Expected Perturbation: A Pilot Study
2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2019-June, 899–904.
Contributors: A. Fleming n & n
Event: 2019 IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
MeSH headings : Ankle / physiology; Electromyography; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscles / physiology; Pilot Projects; Postural Balance / physiology; Pressure; Prosthesis Design; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Task Performance and Analysis
TL;DR:
The promise for transtibial amputees to generate anticipatory postural adjustments as well as the potential improvement of stability under expected perturbations are demonstrated.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 13, 2020
2019 journal article
Proportional Myoelectric Control of a Virtual Inverted Pendulum Using Residual Antagonistic Muscles: Toward Voluntary Postural Control
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 27(7), 1473–1482.
Contributors: A. Fleming n, S. Huang n & n
author keywords: Electromyography; myoelectric control; postural control; volitional control; transtibial amputees; lower-limb amputees; residual muscles
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Psychological; Adult; Aged; Algorithms; Amputees; Ankle / physiology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / methods; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Postural Balance; Posture / physiology; Psychomotor Performance; Virtual Reality
TL;DR:
The results suggest that after the training of transtibial amputees in coordinating antagonistic residual muscles in dynamic systems, it may be feasible to implement the proportional myoelectric control of the powered ankle prostheses in order to assist the postural control mechanisms, such as anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: July 29, 2019
2019 book
Robotic Knee Parameter Tuning Using Approximate Policy Iteration
In Communications in Computer and Information Science (Vol. 1005, pp. 554–563).
TL;DR:
The results show that the proposed parameter tuning algorithm can be readily used for adaptive optimal tuning of prosthetic knee control parameters and the tuning process is time and sample efficient.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2019 book
Robotic Knee Prosthesis Real-Time Control Using Reinforcement Learning with Human in the Loop
In Communications in Computer and Information Science (Vol. 1005, pp. 463–473).
TL;DR:
An optimal adaptive control algorithm is implemented to automatically tune the high-dimensional control parameters of a robotic knee prosthesis through interaction with a human-prosthesis system and discover a set of suitable control parameter for the amputee user to generate near-normative knee kinematics.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2019 journal article
Voluntary Control of Residual Antagonistic Muscles in Transtibial Amputees: Reciprocal Activation, Coactivation, and Implications for Direct Neural Control of Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 27(1), 85–95.
Contributors: S. Huang n & n
author keywords: Residual muscles; volitional control; electromyography; myoelectric control; transtibial amputee; lower limb amputee; powered prosthesis
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amputees; Ankle; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal; Prosthesis Design; Psychomotor Performance
TL;DR:
The future development of powered lower limb prostheses using direct continuous proportional myoelectric control via residual muscles should consider how an amputee user’s immediately accessible residual muscle activation patterns and reachable 2-D control input space may affect their learning and performance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 4, 2019
2018 journal article
A Lower-Back Robotic Exoskeleton
IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE, 25(2), 95–106.
Contributors: T. Zhang n & n
TL;DR:
Experimental results show that the exoskeleton can lower lumbar compression by reducing the need for muscular activity in the spine, and powering both HFE and HAA can effectively reduce the lumbr spinal loading user experience when lifting and lowering objects while in a twisted posture.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 conference paper
A Practical Approach for Evaluation of Socket Pistoning for Lower Limb Amputees
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-July, 3938–3941.
Contributors: V. Vempala*, M. Liu, D. Kamper * & *
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Lower Extremity; Prosthesis Design; Walking
TL;DR:
Results demonstrate that this procedure, which does not rely on radiography unlike some existing methods, can be used to evaluate the fit of amputees' everyday sockets.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 conference paper
A Reliable Multi-User EMG Interface Based on A Generic-Musculoskeletal Model against Loading Weight Changes *
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-July, 2104–2107.
Contributors: L. Pan n, A. Harmody n & n
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Movement; Reproducibility of Results; Weight-Bearing
TL;DR:
The results demonstrated that the multi-user EMG interface was reliable against the different loading weights, indicating it has potential to promote the myoelectric control into clinical applications.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 conference paper
Automatically customizing a powered knee prosthesis with human in the loop using adaptive dynamic programming
2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation, WeRob 2017, 1–2.
TL;DR:
A human-in-the-loop auto-tuner is validated using machine learning to automatically customize powered knee prosthesis control parameters for an amputee subject in real time to generate normative knee kinematics in 3 out of 4 tuning sessions.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2018 conference paper
Characterizing Residual Muscle Properties in Lower Limb Amputees Using High Density EMG Decomposition: A Pilot Study*
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-January, 5974–5977.
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electrodes; Electromyography; Humans; Lower Extremity; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Pilot Projects
TL;DR:
Results indicate that surface EMG signals recorded from residual muscles present modified signal features from intact shank muscles, which should be considered when implementing myoelectric control schemes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Comparing Surface and Intramuscular Electromyography for Simultaneous and Proportional Control Based on a Musculoskeletal Model: A Pilot Study
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 26(9), 1735–1744.
Contributors: D. Crouch *, L. Pan n, W. Filer *, J. Stallings n & n
author keywords: Musculoskeletal; model; prosthesis; control; virtual reality; electrodes
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Computer Systems; Electrodes; Electrodes, Implanted; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Female; Hand / physiology; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Muscle, Skeletal; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Pilot Projects; Psychomotor Performance / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
While iEMG may permit targeted recording of EMG, its signal characteristics may not be as ideal for SPC as those of sEMG, and the tradeoff between recording specificity and signal characteristics is an important consideration for development and clinical implementation of SPC for neural-machine interfaces.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 16, 2018
2018 conference paper
Coordination of Voluntary Residual Muscle Contractions in Transtibial Amputees: a Pilot Study
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-July, 2128–2131.
Contributors: A. Fleming n, S. Huang n & n
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography; Humans; Muscle Contraction; Pilot Projects
TL;DR:
The results suggest that amputees have altered ability to coordinate muscle post-amputation; however, all subjects can improve the task performance and learn to reduce EMG coordination patterns that led to task failure.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Design and Experimental Verification of Hip Exoskeleton With Balance Capacities for Walking Assistance
IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS, 23(1), 274–285.
author keywords: Balance control; exoskeleton; hip exoskeleton; series elastic actuator (SEA); walking assistance
TL;DR:
A novel, high-power, self-balancing, and passively and software-controlled actively compliant hip exoskeleton that can assist with movement and maintain balance in both the sagittal and frontal planes is developed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 conference paper
Enhancing gait balance via a 4-DoFs wearable hip exoskeleton
2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation, WeRob 2017, 1–2.
Contributors: T. Zhang* & n
TL;DR:
The present study is to develop a novel, high-power, self-balancing, and passively and software-controlled actively compliant hip exoskeleton that can assist with movement and maintain balance in both the sagittal and frontal planes.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Evaluation of EMG pattern recognition for upper limb prosthesis control: a case study in comparison with direct myoelectric control
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 15(1).
Contributors: L. Resnik *, n , A. Winslow n, D. Crouch n, F. Zhang n & N. Wolk n
author keywords: Myoelectric control; Upper limb prosthetics; EMG pattern recognition; Direct control; Transradial amputees; case report
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Cross-Over Studies; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Prosthesis Design; Self Report
TL;DR:
A need for additional research quantifying the functional and clinical benefits of PR control for upper limb prosthesis control is highlighted, despite its small sample size.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 journal article
Evoked haptic sensations in the hand via non-invasive proximal nerve stimulation
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 15(4).
Contributors: n , H. Shin n, Z. Watkins n, Y. Zhu n & X. Hu n
author keywords: sensory feedback; electrical stimulation; peripheral nerve stimulation; haptic sensations
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees / rehabilitation; Female; Hand / innervation; Hand / physiology; Humans; Male; Touch Perception / physiology; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / methods; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The elicitation of haptic sensations in the phantom hand of an amputee is a significant step in the development of the stimulation method, and provides insight into the future adaptation and implementation of prostheses with non-invasive sensory feedback to the users.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 article
Functional variable selection for emg-based control of a robotic hand prosthetic
ArXiv. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85095037692&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2018 conference paper
Merged Haptic Sensation in the Hand during Concurrent Non-Invasive Proximal Nerve Stimulation
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-July, 2186–2189.
Contributors: L. Vargas *, * , Y. Zhu n & X. Hu *
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Electric Stimulation; Feedback, Sensory; Hand; Humans; Sensation; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
TL;DR:
The preliminary results showed that the spatial distribution of the haptic sensation was largely a direct summation/merge of the sensation regions from the individual nerve stimulation when comparing the regions to that of the concurrent double stimulation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Myoelectric Control Based on a Generic Musculoskeletal Model: Toward a Multi-User Neural-Machine Interface
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 26(7), 1435–1442.
Contributors: L. Pan n, D. Crouch n & n
author keywords: Electromyography (EMG); multi-user; neural-machine interface; musculoskeletal model; transradial amputee
TL;DR:
The results suggested that it is possible to design an EMG-driven NMI based on a musculoskeletal model that could fit multiple users, including upper limb amputees, for predicting coordinated MCP and wrist motion.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2018 conference paper
Visual Terrain Identification and Surface Inclination Estimation for Improving Human Locomotion with a Lower-Limb Prosthetic
2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2018-July, 1817–1820.
Contributors: J. Diaz, R. Da Silva n, B. Zhong n, * & E. Lobaton n
Event: 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Locomotion; Lower Extremity
TL;DR:
This work developed a terrain identification and surface inclination estimation system for a prosthetic leg using visual and inertial sensors and built a dataset from which images with high sharpness are selected using the IMU signal.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2018 journal article
Voluntary Control of Residual Antagonistic Muscles in Transtibial Amputees: Feedforward Ballistic Contractions and Implications for Direct Neural Control of Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 26(4), 894–903.
Contributors: S. Huang n & n
author keywords: Residual muscles; myoelectric control; lower limb amputee; powered prosthesis; postural control
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Amputees / psychology; Ankle / physiology; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / statistics & numerical data; Electrophysiological Phenomena; Feedback, Physiological; Female; Humans; Lower Extremity; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Prosthesis Design / methods; Psychomotor Performance; Recruitment, Neurophysiological; Task Performance and Analysis
TL;DR:
Results suggest that it is feasible for transtibial amputees to generate ballistic control signals using their residual muscles, and future work on volitional control of powered power ankle prostheses might consider anticipatory postural control based on ballistic-like residual muscle activation patterns and direct continuous proportional myoelectric control.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
A New Powered Lower Limb Prosthesis Control Framework Based on Adaptive Dynamic Programming
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 28(9), 2215–2220.
Contributors: Y. Wen n, J. Si *, X. Gao *, S. Huang n & n
TL;DR:
Direct heuristic dynamic programming (dHDP) was applied to the control problem, and its performance was evaluated on OpenSim, an often-used dynamic walking simulator, and dHDP outperformed NFQCA in this application during a 200 gait cycle-based testing.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2017 journal article
A new powered lower limb prosthesis control framework based on adaptive dynamic programming
IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, 28(9), 2215–2220.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
A scalable shear and normal force sensor for prosthetic sensing
2017 IEEE SENSORS, 2017-December, 1–3.
Contributors: T. Agcayazi n, M. McKnight n, P. Sotory*, * , T. Ghosh n & A. Bozkurt n
Event: 2017 IEEE SENSORS
TL;DR:
This work introduces the design and experimental results of a capacitive shear and normal force sensor that works with a single transduction point to ease the process of spatial scaling and is integrated seamlessly on the liner component of the prosthetic limb.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2017 journal article
An Adaptive Classification Strategy for Reliable Locomotion Mode Recognition
Sensors, 17(9), 2020.
Contributors: M. Liu n, F. Zhang n & n
author keywords: locomotion mode recognition; powered prosthesis leg; adaptive pattern classifier; surface electromyography; and human-in-the-loop
TL;DR:
The online evaluation showed that the applied EBA effectively adapted to changes in input signals across sessions and yielded more reliable prosthesis control over time, compared with the LMR without adaptation.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 15, 2020
2017 conference paper
Cognitive workload in conventional direct control vs. pattern recognition control of an upper-limb prosthesis
2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, SMC 2016 - Conference Proceedings, 2335–2340.
Contributors: W. Zhang n, M. White n, M. Zahabi n, A. Winslow n, F. Zhang n, n , D. Kaber n
TL;DR:
This study provided evidence of both performance and workload advantages of PR control over DC control and identified a new effective measure of cognitive workload in upper limb prosthesis use via pupillography.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
Comparing parallel and sequential control parameter tuning for a powered knee prosthesis
2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2017-January, 1716–1721.
Event: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC)
TL;DR:
The ability to simultaneously adjust all control parameters with ADP using a parallel strategy may be a preferred solution for the current high-dimension control challenge, which may lead to more advanced, adaptive powered knee prostheses.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2017 conference paper
Effects of output speed threshold on real-time continuous EMG human-machine interface control
Ieee international conference on systems man and cybernetics conference, 2017-January, 1375–1380.
Contributors: S. Chung n, D. Crouch n & n
TL;DR:
An output speed threshold method to stabilize the movement prediction of a 2-DOF musculoskeletal model-based continuous EMG controller during a real-time virtual task was successful in reducing overshoot and trial failures and a threshold was preferred by all subjects over no threshold.
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Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Interactions Between Transfemoral Amputees and a Powered Knee Prosthesis During Load Carriage
Scientific Reports, 7(1).
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Female; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Middle Aged; Perception; Prosthesis Design; Walking / physiology; Wearable Electronic Devices; Weight-Bearing / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The results suggest transfemoral amputees could benefit from load-adaptive powered knee controllers, and controller adjustments affect amputee users more when they walk with (versus without) load.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
Musculoskeletal model for simultaneous and proportional control of 3-DOF hand and wrist movements from EMG signals
2017 8th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER), 325–328.
Contributors: L. Pan *, D. Crouch * & *
Event: 2017 8th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER)
TL;DR:
The results demonstrated that the proposed musculoskeletal model could feasibly simultaneously estimate 3-DOF joint angles during either independent-DOf or simultaneous 3- DOF movements from EMG signals.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2017 journal article
Musculoskeletal model-based control interface mimics physiologic hand dynamics during path tracing task
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING, 14(3).
Contributors: D. Crouch n & n
author keywords: electromyogram; prosthesis control; musculoskeletal model; dynamic simulation; amputation
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputees; Biomimetics / methods; Computer Simulation; Feasibility Studies; Female; Hand / physiology; Humans; Joints / innervation; Joints / physiology; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Neurological; Movement / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / innervation; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Psychomotor Performance / physiology; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity
TL;DR:
The result suggests that the amputee’s motor control patterns were not accustomed to the multi-joint dynamics of the wrist and hand, possibly as a result of post-amputation cortical plasticity, disuse, or sensory deficits, and is potentially a practical and effective control platform for multifunctional myoelectric prostheses that could restore more life-like hand function for individuals with upper limb amputation.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 conference paper
NREL-Exo: A 4-DoFs wearable hip exoskeleton for walking and balance assistance in locomotion
2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2017-September, 508–513.
Contributors: T. Zhang n, M. Tran n & n
Event: 2017 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
TL;DR:
A high-power, self-balancing, passively and software-controlled active compliant, and wearable hip exoskeleton to provide walking and balance assistance and a new balance controller based on the “extrapolated center of mass” (XCoM) concept is presented.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2017 journal article
Prediction of Intrinsically Caused Tripping Events in Individuals With Stroke
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 25(8), 1202–1210.
Contributors: F. Zhang n, P. Bohlen n, M. Lewek * & n
author keywords: Fall prevention; gait; prediction; stroke rehabilitation; trips
MeSH headings : Accidental Falls / prevention & control; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Feasibility Studies; Female; Gait; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / diagnosis; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / etiology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Stroke / complications; Stroke / physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation / methods
TL;DR:
It was shown that it was feasible to predict intrinsically caused trips around 50–260 ms before ICTs occurred in the swing phase by monitoring lower limb kinematics during the preceding stance phase, and this may lead to further proactive engineering mechanisms for ICT avoidance and therefore reduce the risk of falls in individuals with stroke.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 journal article
Usability Comparison of Conventional Direct Control Versus Pattern Recognition Control of Transradial Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS, 47(6), 1146–1157.
Contributors: M. White n, W. Zhang n, A. Winslow n, M. Zahabi *, F. Zhang *, n , D. Kaber n
author keywords: Biomedical signal; Human factors; Man-machine systems; prosthetics
TL;DR:
Empirical efficacy of using eye-tracking-based measures of cognitive load and standardize test paradigms for assessment of upper limb prosthetic usability is illustrated and supports PR prosthetic device control as an intuitive alternative to DC.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
A cyber expert system for auto-tuning powered prosthesis impedance control parameters
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 44(5), 1613–1624.
Contributors: n , D. Crouch n, M. Liu n, G. Sawicki n & D. Wang n
MeSH headings : Ankle Joint; Electric Impedance; Female; Gait; Humans; Knee Joint; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Walking
TL;DR:
A novel cyber expert system that encoded HME tuning decisions as computer rules to auto-tune control parameters for a powered knee (passive ankle) prosthesis and observed normative prosthetic knee kinematics and improved or slightly improved gait symmetry and step width within each subject.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 conference paper
Adaptive control of powered transfemoral prostheses based on adaptive dynamic programming
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 5071–5074.
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electric Impedance; Femur / surgery; Humans; Prosthesis Design; Walking
TL;DR:
The feasibility of ADP for adaptive control of a powered lower limb prosthesis was demonstrated and the results showed the ADP was able to adjust the prosthesis controller to generate the desired normative knee kinematics within 10 minutes.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 conference paper
Corticomuscular coherence variation throughout the gait cycle during overground walking and ramp ascent: A preliminary investigation
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 4634–4637.
Contributors: A. Winslow n, J. Brantley *, F. Zhu *, J. Vidal * & n
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Adult; Electroencephalography; Electromyography / methods; Gait / physiology; Humans; Male; Motor Cortex / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
TL;DR:
Coupling between the motor cortex and right tibialis anterior muscle activity was preliminarily investigated during self-paced over-ground walking and ramp ascent and may inform the future design of EEG-EMG multimodal NMIs for lower limb devices that assist locomotion of people with physical disabilities.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 journal article
Development of an Environment-Aware Locomotion Mode Recognition System for Powered Lower Limb Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 24(4), 434–443.
author keywords: A priori probability; locomotion mode recognition; prosthetics and orthotics; terrain recognition
MeSH headings : Accelerometry / instrumentation; Adult; Amputees / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Ecosystem; Electric Power Supplies; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exoskeleton Device; Female; Humans; Locomotion / physiology; Male; Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Spatial Navigation / physiology
TL;DR:
It is demonstrated that environmental information should be considered for operating wearable lower limb robotic devices, such as prosthetics and orthotics.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 conference paper
Does the impedance of above-knee powered prostheses need to be adjusted for load-carrying conditions?
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 5075–5078.
Contributors: A. Brandt, M. Liu * & *
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electric Impedance; Feedback; Female; Gait / physiology; Humans; Knee Joint / physiopathology; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Weight-Bearing
TL;DR:
Powered lower limb prostheses that modulate impedance control parameters for load-carrying tasks may improve the gait performance, safety, and comfort of amputees.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 conference paper
Effect of environmental factors on level of trip disturbance: A simulation study
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 5038–5041.
Contributors: M. Liu *, P. Bohlen* & *
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Accidental Falls / prevention & control; Computer Simulation; Environment; Humans
TL;DR:
A simulation study is conducted to understand the relationship between trip-related disturbance levels and environmental factors and to clarify the design space as well as guide design and evaluation techniques of future trip recovery approaches.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 journal article
Lumped-parameter electromyogram-driven musculoskeletal hand model: A potential platform for real-time prosthesis control
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, 49(16), 3901–3907.
Contributors: D. Crouch n & n
author keywords: Wrist; Simulation; Amputation; Parameter; Optimization
MeSH headings : Adult; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Electromyography / methods; Female; Forearm / physiology; Hand / physiology; Humans; Male; Metacarpophalangeal Joint / physiology; Models, Anatomic; Movement / physiology; Range of Motion, Articular / physiology; Robotics; Wrist Joint / physiology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The results showed the promise of a lumped-parameter, EMG-driven musculoskeletal model for hand/wrist kinematic estimation, and might be useful for EMG control of powered upper limb prostheses, but more work is needed to demonstrate its online performance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 conference paper
Noninvasive EEG correlates of overground and stair walking
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 5729–5732.
Contributors: J. Brantley *, T. Luu*, R. Ozdemir *, F. Zhu *, A. Winslow n, n , J. Contreras-Vidal *
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Adult; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Feedback; Humans; Lower Extremity / physiology; Male; Motor Cortex / physiology; Motor Neurons / cytology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
The initial findings support the feasibility of integrating sEMG and EEG into a hybrid decoder for volitional control of lower limb neuroprostheses and suggest afferent feedback loops from periphery to the motor cortex.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 conference paper
Simple EMG-driven musculoskeletal model enables consistent control performance during path tracing tasks
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 1–4.
Contributors: D. Crouch n & n
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Adult; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / methods; Hand / physiology; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Movement / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Pilot Projects; User-Computer Interface; Wrist / physiology; Wrist Joint
TL;DR:
It is suggested that a musculoskeletal model-based controller may provide consistent and effective performance across a range of operating conditions, making it potentially practical for prosthesis control.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2016 conference paper
Tolerance of neural decoding errors for powered artificial legs: A pilot study
2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016-October, 4630–4633.
Contributors: F. Zhang n, M. Liu n & n
Event: 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electric Power Supplies; Humans; Neurons / physiology; Pilot Projects; Prosthesis Design
TL;DR:
This study aimed at improving the robustness of prosthesis control system against neural decoding errors by introducing a fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy and may provide a potential engineering solution to make the neural control of powered artificial legs safer to use.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2015 journal article
A real-time, practical sensor fault-tolerant module for robust EMG pattern recognition
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 12(1).
Contributors: X. Zhang * & n
author keywords: Sensor fault-tolerant; EMG pattern recognition; Real-time; Signal disturbance; Practical; Robust; Outlier detection; Self-recovery
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Amputees; Arm; Artificial Limbs; Bioengineering / instrumentation; Bioengineering / methods; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Female; Humans; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Time Factors
TL;DR:
The results of the real-time tests suggested that the SFTM was able to handle different types of disturbances investigated in this study and significantly improve the classification performance when one or multiple EMG signals were disturbed.
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 conference paper
An Optimization-Based Approach for Prosthesis Dynamic Modeling and Parameter Identification
Volume 1: Adaptive and Intelligent Systems Control; Advances in Control Design Methods; Advances in Non-Linear and Optimal Control; Advances in Robotics; Advances in Wind Energy Systems; Aerospace Applications; Aerospace Power Optimization; Assistive Robotics; Automotive 2: Hybrid Electric Vehicles; Automotive 3: Internal Combustion Engines; Automotive Engine Control; Battery Management; Bio Engineering Applications; Biomed and Neural Systems; Connected Vehicles; Control of Robotic Systems, 1.
Event: ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
TL;DR:
An effective approach to model the prosthetic leg dynamics for amputees wearing active-transfemoral prosthesis (ATP) which is self-powered and validated by comparing the predicted dynamics with experimental measurements is proposed.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 conference paper
Detection of critical errors of locomotion mode recognition for volitional control of powered transfemoral prostheses
2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015-November, 1128–1131.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, M. Liu * & *
Event: 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Locomotion; Prosthesis Design; Volition; Walking
TL;DR:
The results demonstrated that the designed detector can detect the tested critical errors with a high sensitivity and a low false alarm ratio before the errors disrupted the amputees' balance.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2015 journal article
Effects of Locomotion Mode Recognition Errors on Volitional Control of Powered Above-Knee Prostheses
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING, 23(1), 64–72.
Contributors: F. Zhang n, M. Liu n & n
author keywords: Gait stability; locomotion mode recognition; powered above-knee prosthesis; volitional control
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Female; Gait / physiology; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Locomotion / physiology; Male; Postural Balance / physiology; Prosthesis Design; Reproducibility of Results; Volition
TL;DR:
“critical errors” were defined and suggested as a new index to evaluate locomotion mode recognition algorithms for artificial legs to aid the future design of volitionally-controlled powered prosthetic legs that are reliable and safe for practice.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Human-Centered Design of Wearable Neuroprostheses and Exoskeletons
AI MAGAZINE, 36(4), 12–22.
TL;DR:
The human-centered approach to the design of closed-loop brain-machine interfaces to powered prostheses and exoskeletons that allow people to act beyond their impaired or diminished physical or sensory-motor capabilities is summarized.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Integration of surface electromyographic sensors with the transfemoral amputee socket: A comparison of four differing configurations
PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL, 39(2), 166–173.
Contributors: G. Hefferman *, F. Zhang n, n & M. Nunnery
author keywords: Electromyography; surface electromyography; sensor integration; patient comfort
MeSH headings : Amputees / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs / classification; Electrodes; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Femur / surgery; Humans; Movement; Patient Satisfaction; Prosthesis Design / classification; Prosthesis Fitting / adverse effects; Prosthesis Fitting / methods; Skin / injuries; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR:
Of the four configurations tested, the combination of a suction socket with integrated wireless surface electrodes generated the lowest number of large-amplitude motion artifacts, the least visible skin irritation, and was judged to be most comfortable by the amputee subject.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Investigation of Timing to Switch Control Mode in Powered Knee Prostheses during Task Transitions
PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0133965.
Contributors: F. Zhang n, M. Liu n & n
Ed(s): J. McCrory
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Female; Gait; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Male; Middle Aged; Postural Balance; Prosthesis Design; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; User-Computer Interface; Walking; Young Adult
TL;DR:
The results suggested that the control mode switching of a lower limb prosthesis can be triggered within an appropriate time window instead of a specific timing or an individual phase and a generalized criterion to determine the appropriate mode switch timing was proposed.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water
(OpenAlex)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 conference paper
Musculoskeletal model predicts multi-joint wrist and hand movement from limited EMG control signals
2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015-November, 1132–1135.
Contributors: D. Crouch n & n
Event: 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Electromyography; Hand; Humans; Movement; Wrist; Wrist Joint
TL;DR:
A new EMG-driven musculoskeletal model to predict hand and wrist motion based on surface EMG signals was developed and evaluated, implying that the results implied that the model was promising for predicting simultaneous joint motions without significant posture and dynamics dependency.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2020
2015 conference paper
Towards ubiquitous mobile-computing-based artificial leg control
9th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference, SysCon 2015 - Proceedings, 821–827.
Contributors: R. Hernandez *, J. Kane*, F. Zhang *, X. Zhang * & *
TL;DR:
A decision-making algorithm, based on neuromuscular-mechanical fusion and gait phase-dependent support vector machines (SVM) classification to meet the demanding performance constraints is implemented.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2015 journal article
Wearable silver nanowire dry electrodes for electrophysiological sensing
RSC Advances, 5(15), 11627–11632.
Contributors: A. Myers n, n & Y. Zhu n
TL;DR:
Wearable dry electrodes made of silver nanowires for electrophysiological sensing such as electrocardiography and electromyography with no signs of skin irritation are presented, desirable for long-term health monitoring.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 conference paper
An Open and configurable embedded system for EMG pattern recognition implementation for artificial arms
2014 36th annual international conference of the ieee engineering in medicine and biology society (embc), 4095–4098.
Contributors: J. Liu n, F. Zhang n & n
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Humans; Movement; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Software
TL;DR:
An open and configurable embedded system for EMG PR implementation so that researchers can easily modify and optimize the control algorithms upon the designed platform and test the EMGPR control outside of the lab environments is designed.
(via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Engineering Platform and Experimental Protocol for Design and Evaluation of a Neurally-controlled Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis
JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (89).
Contributors: F. Zhang n, M. Liu n, S. Harper, M. Lee & n
author keywords: Biomedical Engineering; Issue 89; neural control; powered transfemoral prosthesis; electromyography (EMG); neural-machine interface; experimental setup and protocol
MeSH headings : Amputees / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Software; Thigh / innervation; Thigh / physiology; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
A flexible platform to implement and optimize neural control of powered lower limb prosthesis and an experimental setup and protocol to evaluate neural prosthesis control on patients with lower limb amputations are reported.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Improving Finite State Impedance Control of Active-Transfemoral Prosthesis Using Dempster-Shafer Based State Transition Rules
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 76(3-4), 461–474.
Contributors: M. Liu n, F. Zhang n, P. Datseris* & n
author keywords: Impedance control; Finite state machine; Uncertainty; Amputee gait
TL;DR:
This study aimed to generate more robust FSI control of ATP against these variations by using Dempster-Shafer theory (DST)-based transition rules, which yielded enhanced accuracy in state transition timing and reduced control errors when intra- and inter-subject variations were presented.
(via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 conference paper
Novel wearable EMG sensors based on nanowire technology
2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1674–1677.
Event: 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Electrodes; Electromyography; Humans; Male; Movement / physiology; Nanowires / chemistry; Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Silver / chemistry; Wrist / physiology
TL;DR:
Novel AgNW-based EMG electrodes are promising for many biomedical applications, such as myoelectric control of artificial limbs, since the dry AgNWs electrodes are flexible, wearable, and potentially robust for daily use.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 conference paper
Practical implementation of robust sensor interface for EMG pattern recognition for artificial arm control
Presented at the International Conference on Advanced Limb Prosthetics, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Event: International Conference on Advanced Limb Prosthetics at Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada on August 19-22, 2014
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 27, 2020
2013 conference paper
Decoding movement intent of patient with multiple sclerosis for the powered lower extremity exoskeleton
2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 4957–4960.
Contributors: F. Zhang * & *
Event: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / methods; Female; Humans; Intention; Lower Extremity / physiology; Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation; Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods; Movement; Multiple Sclerosis / physiopathology; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Posture; Reproducibility of Results; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Thigh / pathology; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
This study showed that during activity performance clear modulation of muscle activity in the lower extremities was observed for the MS patient, and promising results indicate the potential of designed intent recognition interface for volitional control of powered lower extremity exoskeletons.
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Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: January 17, 2020
2013 conference paper
Design and implementation of a low power mobile CPU based embedded system for artificial leg control
2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 5769–5772.
Contributors: R. Hernandez *, Q. Yang *, * , F. Zhang * & X. Zhang *
Event: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Discriminant Analysis; Electromyography; Humans; Leg; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Software; Support Vector Machine
TL;DR:
By utilizing the architectural features of a mobile embedded CPU, this paper is able to implement the decision-making algorithm, based on neuromuscular phase-dependant support vector machines (SVM), with exceptional accuracy and processing speed.
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Added: January 17, 2020
2013 conference paper
Design of an expert system to automatically calibrate impedance control for powered knee prostheses
2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR). Presented at the 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2013).
Contributors: D. Wang *, M. Liu *, F. Zhang * & *
Event: 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2013)
MeSH headings : Calibration; Electric Impedance; Expert Systems; Humans; Knee Prosthesis; Walking
TL;DR:
Preliminary experimental results demonstrated that the developed expert system can converge the user's knee profile and gait timing to the desired values within 2 minutes, which indicates the promise of the designed expert system for quick and accuracy impedance calibration, which can significantly improve the practical value of powered lower limb prosthesis.
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Added: January 17, 2020
2013 conference paper
Improving the performance of a neural-machine interface for prosthetic legs using adaptive pattern classifiers
2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 1571–1574.
Contributors: L. Du *, F. Zhang *, H. He * & *
Event: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Brain-Computer Interfaces; Electromyography; Femur / surgery; Humans; Leg / physiopathology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Software; Support Vector Machine
TL;DR:
The preliminary results showed that the NMI with adaptive classifier produced more consistent performance over time than the classifier without adaptation, indicating the potential of using adaptive classifiers to improve the N MI reliability for neural control of powered prosthetic legs.
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Added: January 17, 2020
2013 conference paper
Real-time implementation of a self-recovery EMG pattern recognition interface for artificial arms
2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 5926–5929.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography / methods; Equipment Design; Humans; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Prostheses and Implants; Software
TL;DR:
A novel self-recovery module consisting of multiple sensor fault detectors and a fast LDA classifier retraining strategy has been developed to immediately recover the classification performance from signal disturbances.
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Added: January 17, 2020
2013 journal article
Source Selection for Real-Time User Intent Recognition Toward Volitional Control of Artificial Legs
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 17(5), 907–914.
Contributors: F. Zhang * & *
author keywords: Artificial legs; data source selection; real time; user intent recognition; volitional control
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Humans; Man-Machine Systems; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Thigh / physiology
TL;DR:
The results showed that EMG signals and ground reaction forces/moments were more informative than prosthesis kinematics and a protocol was suggested for determining the informative data sources and sensor configurations for future development of volitional control of powered artificial legs.
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Added: January 17, 2020
2013 conference paper
Terrain recognition improves the performance of neural-machine interface for locomotion mode recognition
2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 87–91.
Event: 2013 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2013)
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Added: January 17, 2020
2012 conference paper
An automatic and user-driven training method for locomotion mode recognition for artificial leg control
2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 6116–6119.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, D. Wang *, Q. Yang * & *
Event: 2012 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Automation; Electromyography; Gait; Humans; Leg; Locomotion; Prostheses and Implants
TL;DR:
A new, automatic, and user-driven training method for practical use of LMR system based on a portable laser distance sensor and an inertial measurement unit is applied to detect the terrain change in front of the prosthesis user.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2012 conference paper
Implementing an FPGA system for real-time intent recognition for prosthetic legs
Proceedings of the 49th Annual Design Automation Conference on - DAC '12, 169–175.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: the 49th Annual Design Automation Conference
TL;DR:
A cyber physical system that continuously senses signals from a human neuromuscular control system and recognizes the user's intended locomotion modes in real-time, paving the way for truly neural-controlled prosthetic legs.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2012 journal article
On Design and Implementation of Neural-Machine Interface for Artificial Legs
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 8(2), 418–429.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, Y. Liu *, F. Zhang *, J. Ren, Y. Sun *, Q. Yang *, *
author keywords: High-performance computer; neural-machine interface (NMI); prosthetics; trust management
TL;DR:
A design and implementation of a novel NMI using an embedded computer system to collect neural signals from a physical system-a leg amputee, provide adequate computational capability to interpret such signals, and make decisions to identify user's intent for prostheses control in real time is presented.
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2012 conference paper
Preliminary study of the effect of user intent recognition errors on volitional control of powered lower limb prostheses
2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2768–2771.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, M. Liu * & *
Event: 2012 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Amputees; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Humans; Locomotion / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
TL;DR:
The preliminary results showed that not all the UIR errors applied caused a subjective feeling of balance instability, which could aid the future design of true bionic prostheses that enable lower limb amputees to perform various activities intuitively and safely.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2012 conference paper
Promise of a low power mobile CPU based embedded system in artificial leg control
2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 5250–5253.
Contributors: R. Hernandez *, F. Zhang *, X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: 2012 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Electric Power Supplies; Electromyography / methods; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Microcomputers; Muscle Contraction / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology; Robotics / instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods
TL;DR:
The analysis shows that NMI embedded system can meet real-time constraints with high accuracies for recognizing the user's locomotion mode and suggest that mobile-CPU-based embedded system is promising for implementing advanced control for powered lower limb prostheses.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
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Added: January 19, 2020
2012 journal article
Toward Design of an Environment-Aware Adaptive Locomotion-Mode-Recognition System
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 59(10), 2716–2725.
Contributors: L. Du *, F. Zhang *, M. Liu * & *
author keywords: Linear discriminant analysis (LDA); neuromuscular-mechanical fusion; orthotics; prior probability; prosthetics
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electromyography; Environment; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
The promising results in this study may assist the further development of an environment-aware adaptive system for locomotion-mode recognition for powered lower limb prostheses or orthoses.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
A Novel CPS System for Evaluating a Neural-Machine Interface for Artificial Legs
2011 IEEE/ACM Second International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems, 67–76.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, W. Disanto*, J. Ren *, Z. Dou *, Q. Yang * & *
Event: 2011 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS)
TL;DR:
The feasibility of using neuromuscular-mechanical fusion to drive virtual reality in real time, which can be an effective evaluation and training tool for leg amputees to neurally control their artificial legs, is demonstrated.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 journal article
A Prototype for Smart Prosthetic Legs-Analysis and Mechanical Design
Advanced Materials Research, 403-408, 1999–2006.
Contributors: M. Liu *, P. Datseris* & *
author keywords: above-knee prosthesis; DC motor; clutch; torsion spring; Kane's method
TL;DR:
In this paper, a prototype of powered above-knee prosthesis employing a redundant actuator concept to overcome the challenge faced by the single-motor transmission systems is designed.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
A prototype for smart prosthetic legs: analysis and mechanical design
Proceeding of International Conference on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics, 1, 139–143. New Delhi, India: IEEE.
Event: International Conference on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics at New Delhi, India on March 21-23, 2011
Source: NC State University Libraries
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2011 conference paper
A special purpose embedded system for neural machine interface for artificial legs
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 5207–5210.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Computer-Aided Design; Electromyography / methods; Equipment Failure Analysis; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology; Gait Disorders, Neurologic / rehabilitation; Humans; Leg; Man-Machine Systems; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology; Prosthesis Design; Robotics / instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Treatment Outcome
TL;DR:
The design and implementation of a neural-machine interface for artificial legs that can decode amputee's intended movement in real time and execute a special complex phase-dependent classifier for accurate recognition of the user's intended locomotion modes are presented.
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2011 journal article
Continuous Locomotion-Mode Identification for Prosthetic Legs Based on Neuromuscular–Mechanical Fusion
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 58(10), 2867–2875.
Contributors: * , F. Zhang *, L. Hargrove *, Z. Dou *, D. Rogers* & K. Englehart *
author keywords: Data fusion; electromyography (EMG); pattern recognition; prosthesis; surface electromyography
MeSH headings : Amputees / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography / methods; Humans; Locomotion / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Support Vector Machine; Thigh
TL;DR:
An algorithm based on neuromuscular-mechanical fusion to continuously recognize a variety of locomotion modes performed by patients with transfemoral (TF) amputations outperformed methods that used only EMG signals or mechanical information.
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2011 conference paper
Improving the performance of a neural-machine interface for artificial legs using prior knowledge of walking environment
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 4255–4258.
Contributors: * , Z. Dou *, F. Zhang * & M. Nunnery
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Discriminant Analysis; Humans; Man-Machine Systems; Walking
TL;DR:
The preliminary results showed that the N MI with adaptive prior possibilities outperformed the NMI without using the prior knowledge; it produced 98.7% accuracy for identifying tested locomotion modes, accurately predicted all the task transitions with 261–390 ms prediction time, and generated stable decision during task transitions.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
Investigation of sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit in an above knee amputee
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 7340–7343.
Contributors: F. Gao *, F. Zhang * & *
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Amputees; Biomechanical Phenomena; Calibration; Electrodes; Electromyography / methods; Hip Joint / physiology; Humans; Kinetics; Leg / physiology; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Middle Aged; Movement; Muscles / physiology; Pilot Projects; Posture / physiology; Pressure; Principal Component Analysis; Prosthesis Design / methods; Robotics; Time Factors
TL;DR:
Based on the preliminary results it is recommended that kinematics and kinetics in both the sagittal and frontal planes be considered for an AK amputee performing STS.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 journal article
LIFT: A new framework of learning from testing data for face recognition
Neurocomputing, 74(6), 916–929.
author keywords: Face recognition; Semi-supervised learning; One-against-all; Feature extraction; Data quality
TL;DR:
A novel learning methodology for face recognition, LearnIng From Testing data (LIFT) framework, where neural networks and support vector machines are used as the base learning models and the one-against-all technique is integrated into the learning system.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
Preliminary design of a terrain recognition system
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 5452–5455.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, Z. Fang *, M. Liu * & *
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Acceleration; Actigraphy / instrumentation; Environment; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Lasers; Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation; Orientation; Pilot Projects; Radar / instrumentation
TL;DR:
A wearable terrain recognition system that was evaluated on one healthy human subject when walking on an obstacle course in the laboratory environment showed that the reconstructed terrain height demonstrated clearer pattern difference among studied terrains when the laser was placed on the waist than that when the Laser was mounted on the shank.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
Real-time implementation of an intent recognition system for artificial legs
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2997–3000.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, Z. Dou *, M. Nunnery & *
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Humans; Walking
TL;DR:
The designed system based on neuromuscular-mechanical fusion can accurately identify the performing tasks and predict intended task transitions of the patient with a TF amputation in real-time and indicates the potential of designed intent recognition system for neural control of computerized, powered prosthetic legs.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
Real-time recognition of user intent for neural control of aritifcial legs
Presented at the International Conference on Advanced Limb Prosthetics (MEC'11), Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Event: International Conference on Advanced Limb Prosthetics (MEC'11) at Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada on August 14-19, 2011
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 27, 2020
2011 journal article
Towards Design of a Stumble Detection System for Artificial Legs
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 19(5), 567–577.
Contributors: F. Zhang *, . S.E. D'andrea, M. Nunnery, S. Kay * & *
author keywords: Detection; electromyographic (EMG); lower limb amputees; prosthetics; stumble
MeSH headings : Acceleration; Accidental Falls / prevention & control; Adult; Algorithms; Amputation, Surgical; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Electronic Data Processing; Female; Foot / physiology; Gait / physiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle Strength / physiology; Postural Balance / physiology; Prosthesis Design; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
The results showed that the acceleration of prosthetic foot can accurately detect the tested stumbling events 140-240 ms before the critical timing of falling and precisely classify the stumble type, however, the detector based on foot acceleration produced high false alarm rates, which challenged its real application.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2011 conference paper
Trust sensor interface for improving reliability of EMG-based user intent recognition
2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 7516–7520.
Event: 2011 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artifacts; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Humans; Male; Motion; Reproducibility of Results; User-Computer Interface
TL;DR:
A trust sensor interface (TSI) that contains 2 modules: an abnormality detector that detects diverse disturbances with high accuracy and low latency and a trust evaluation that dynamically evaluates the reliability of EMG sensors that is able to dynamically adjust their operations or decisions is proposed.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2010 chapter
Chapter 70: Evolution of Biofeedback in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
In W. Frontera (Ed.), DeLisa’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Ed(s): W. Frontera
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 24, 2020
2010 conference paper
Design and implementation of a special purpose embedded system for neural machine interface
2010 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, 166–172.
Contributors: X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: 2010 IEEE International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD 2010)
TL;DR:
The results demonstrate the feasibility of a self-contained, low power, and high performance real-time neural-machine interface for artificial legs.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2010 conference paper
Design and implementation of an embedded system for neural-controlled artificial legs
2010 IEEE Workshop on Health Care Management (WHCM). Presented at the 2010 IEEE Workshop on Health Care Management (WHCM).
Contributors: A. Lin, X. Zhang *, * & Q. Yang *
Event: 2010 IEEE Workshop on Health Care Management (WHCM)
TL;DR:
A design and partial implementation of an embedded system as a part of neural-machine interface (NMI) for neural-controlled artificial legs shows the feasibility of real time processing of neural controlled artificial legs.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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2010 journal article
Design of a robust EMG sensing interface for pattern classification
Journal of Neural Engineering, 7(5), 056005.
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography / classification; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Equipment Design / instrumentation; Equipment Design / methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology
TL;DR:
The results showed that the SFD module maintained classification performance when one signal was distorted and recovered about 20% of classification accuracy when four signals were distorted simultaneously, which implies the promise of the designed sensor interface for providing a reliable neural–machine interface for artificial legs.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2010 conference paper
Integrating neuromuscular and cyber systems for neural control of artificial legs
Proceedings of the 1st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems - ICCPS '10, 129–138.
Contributors: * , Y. Sun *, Q. Yang *, F. Zhang *, X. Zhang *, Y. Liu *, J. Ren *, F. Sierra*
Event: the 1st ACM/IEEE International Conference
TL;DR:
A new deciphering algorithm, composed of an EMG pattern classifier and finite state machine, was developed to identify the user's intended lower limb movements and a trust management mechanism was designed to handle unexpected sensor failures and signal disturbances.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2010 journal article
Study of stability of time-domain features for electromyographic pattern recognition
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 7(1), 21.
Contributors: D. Tkach*, * & T. Kuiken *
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Electrodes; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electromyography / methods; Female; Humans; Isometric Contraction / physiology; Male; Muscle Fatigue / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods; Time
TL;DR:
Investigating the stability of time-domain EMG features during changes in the EMG signals and identifying the feature sets that would provide the most robust EMG pattern recognition and developing effective classifier training strategies are suggested to further improve the robustness of HMIs based on EMg pattern recognition.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2009 journal article
A Strategy for Identifying Locomotion Modes Using Surface Electromyography
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 56(1), 65–73.
Contributors: * , T. Kuiken * & R. Lipschutz*
author keywords: Electromyography (EMG); neural-machine interface; pattern recognition (PR); prosthesis; targeted muscle reinnervation
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputation, Surgical; Analysis of Variance; Artificial Limbs; Discriminant Analysis; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Leg; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Neural Networks, Computer; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
This study investigated the use of surface electromyography (EMG) combined with pattern recognition (PR) to identify user locomotion modes and showed reliable classification for the seven tested modes.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2009 conference paper
Promise of embedded system with GPU in artificial leg control: Enabling time-frequency feature extraction from electromyography
2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 6926–6929.
Event: 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
author keywords: Electromyography; control of artificial limbs; embedded system; high performance computing
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Artificial Limbs / statistics & numerical data; Biomedical Engineering; Electromyography / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
TL;DR:
High performance GPU shows a great promise for EMG-controlled artificial legs and other medical applications that need high-speed and real-time computation.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2009 journal article
Spatial Filtering Improves EMG Classification Accuracy Following Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 37(9), 1849–1857.
Contributors: * , P. Zhou *, G. Li * & T. Kuiken *
author keywords: Electromyography; Targeted muscle reinnervation; Spatial filter; Neural-machine interface
MeSH headings : Adult; Artificial Limbs; Disarticulation / rehabilitation; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Humerus; Male; Middle Aged; Motor Activity; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Skeletal / innervation; Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology; Muscle, Skeletal / surgery
TL;DR:
Double differential EMG recordings with high spatial resolution over reinnervated muscles could capture focal muscle activity and improve the classification accuracy of identifying intended movements in TMR patients with transhumeral or shoulder disarticulation amputations.
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2009 conference paper
Toward the development of a neural interface for lower limb prosthesis control
2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2111–2114.
Contributors: L. Hargrove *, * , A. Schultz*, B. Lock*, R. Lipschutz* & T. Kuiken *
Event: 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Amputation, Surgical / rehabilitation; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography; Femur / surgery; Gait / physiology; Humans; Knee Joint / physiology; Knee Joint / physiopathology; Leg / surgery; Motor Activity; Movement; Prosthesis Implantation / methods; Reference Values; Walking
TL;DR:
The work completed to date in developing a novel lower limb neural interface is described, which addresses the needs of patients with high-level amputations who need to perform multi-joint coordinated movements.
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2008 journal article
An Analysis of EMG Electrode Configuration for Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Based Neural Machine Interface
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 16(1), 37–45.
Contributors: * , P. Zhou *, G. Li * & T. Kuiken *
author keywords: classification; clinical EMG electrode configurations; control of artificial limbs; electromyography (EMG); prosthesis; targeted muscle reinnervation
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Artificial Limbs; Electrodes, Implanted; Electromyography / instrumentation; Electrophysiology; Female; Hand / innervation; Hand / physiology; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Movement / physiology; Muscle, Skeletal / innervation; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Shoulder / physiology; Shoulder / surgery
TL;DR:
A practical protocol for clinical electrode placement was developed, which does not rely on complex HD EMG experiment and analysis while maintaining a classification accuracy of 88.7plusmn4.5%, and provides important guidelines for practical electrode placement that can promote future clinical application of TMR and EMG PR in the control of multifunctional prostheses.
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2008 journal article
Control of a Six Degree of Freedom Prosthetic Arm After Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Surgery
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89(11), 2057–2065.
author keywords: Artificial limbs; Electromyography; Nerve transfer; Rehabilitation
MeSH headings : Artificial Limbs; Electrodes, Implanted; Electromyography; Humans; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Middle Aged; Nerve Transfer; Pectoralis Muscles / innervation; Prosthesis Design; Range of Motion, Articular; Shoulder / innervation; Upper Extremity / innervation
TL;DR:
This proof-of-concept study shows that advances in control of shoulder disarticulation-level prostheses can improve the quality of movement and may spur the development of more advanced and complex componentry for these amputees.
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2007 journal article
Decoding a New Neural–Machine Interface for Control of Artificial Limbs
Journal of Neurophysiology, 98(5), 2974–2982.
Contributors: P. Zhou, M. Lowery *, K. Englehart *, * , G. Li, L. Hargrove *, J. Dewald, T. Kuiken
MeSH headings : Adult; Amputation, Surgical / rehabilitation; Amputation Stumps / innervation; Artificial Limbs; Electromyography / methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal / innervation; User-Computer Interface
TL;DR:
This study indicates that TMR combined with pattern-recognition techniques has the potential to further improve the function of prosthetic limbs and demonstrates that the central motor control system is capable of eliciting complex efferent commands for a missing limb, in the absence of peripheral feedback and without retraining of the pathways involved.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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2007 journal article
Design and Control of RUPERT: A Device for Robotic Upper Extremity Repetitive Therapy
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 15(3), 336–346.
Contributors: T. Sugar *, J. He *, E. Koeneman, J. Koeneman, R. Herman*, * , R. Schultz, D. Herring*
author keywords: control; neuromotor function; pneumatic muscle; rehabilitation robot; repetitive therapy; stroke
MeSH headings : Computer Simulation; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exercise Therapy / instrumentation; Exercise Therapy / methods; Feedback; Humans; Models, Biological; Movement Disorders / physiopathology; Movement Disorders / rehabilitation; Robotics / instrumentation; Robotics / methods; Stroke / physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / methods; Upper Extremity / physiopathology
TL;DR:
The structural design, control system, and integrated biofeedback for a wearable exoskeletal robot for upper extremity stroke rehabilitation are presented and the device has four actuated degrees-of-freedom driven by compliant and safe pneumatic muscles on the shoulder, elbow, and wrist.
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2006 journal article
Modulation Effects of Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation on Muscle Activities During Walking
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 14(1), 14–23.
Contributors: * , J. He *, R. Herman* & M. Carhart*
author keywords: electromyogram; epidural spinal cord stimulation; gait; muscle recruitment; neural rehabilitation; spinal cord injury; time-frequency analysis
MeSH headings : Adult; Algorithms; Biomechanical Phenomena; Electric Stimulation; Electromyography; Epidural Space / physiology; Gait / physiology; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Quadriplegia / physiopathology; Quadriplegia / therapy; Spinal Cord / physiology; Walking / physiology
TL;DR:
The results suggest that ESCS activates neural structures in the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord and facilitates gait-related muscle recruitment during gait training and produces a positive effect on improved walking speed, endurance, and reduced sense of effort in both ISCI subjects.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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2006 conference paper
Novel Design of Interactive Multimodal Biofeedback System for Neurorehabilitation
2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 4925–4928.
Contributors: * , Y. Chen*, W. Xu *, H. Sundaram *, L. Olson*, T. Ingalls*, T. Rikakis *, J. He *
Event: Conference Proceedings. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Algorithms; Arm; Biofeedback, Psychology; Computer Simulation; Computers; Equipment Design; Humans; Movement; Music; Nervous System Diseases / rehabilitation; Psychomotor Performance; Software; Sound; User-Computer Interface; Vision, Ocular
TL;DR:
Overall, the objective of newly designed system is to explore what information and how to feedback information in interactive virtual environment could enhance the sensorimotor integration that may facilitate the efficient design and application of virtual environment based therapeutic intervention.
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2006 conference paper
Quantification of Dynamic Property of Pneumatic Muscle Actuator for Design of Therapeutic Robot Control
2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2734–2737.
Contributors: S. Balasubramanian *, * & J. He *
Event: Conference Proceedings. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
MeSH headings : Biomimetics / instrumentation; Computer Simulation; Computer-Aided Design; Feedback; Kinetics; Models, Theoretical; Muscle, Skeletal / physiology; Orthotic Devices; Rehabilitation / instrumentation; Robotics / instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation; Upper Extremity
TL;DR:
A phenomenological model has been developed to quantify the dynamic behavior of pneumatic muscle actuator by fitting the experimental length response of the pnematic muscle, to a step pressure input.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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Added: January 19, 2020
2006 journal article
Recent developments in biofeedback for neuromotor rehabilitation
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 3, 11.
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Added: January 25, 2020
2006 conference paper
The design of a real-time, multimodal biofeedback system for stroke patient rehabilitation
Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM international conference on Multimedia - MULTIMEDIA '06, 763–772.
Contributors: Y. Chen*, * , W. Xu *, R. Wallis*, H. Sundaram *, T. Rikakis *, T. Ingalls*, L. Olson*, J. He *
Event: the 14th annual ACM international conference
TL;DR:
This paper presents a novel real-time, multi-modal biofeedback system for stroke patient therapy and develops novel action-feedback coupling mechanisms that match the semantics of action of the task.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2005 conference paper
Design of a Robotic Upper Extremity Repetitive Therapy Device
9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005. ICORR 2005., 2005, 95–98.
Contributors: J. He *, E. Koeneman, R. Schultz, * , J. Wanberg*, D. Herring*, T. Sugar *, R. Herman*, J. Koeneman
Event: 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005. ICORR 2005.
TL;DR:
The development of a pneumatic muscle (PM) driven therapeutic device, the RUPERT/spl trade/ has the potential of providing a low cost and safe take-home method of supplementing therapy in addition to in the clinic treatment.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2005 conference paper
Interactive Multimodal Biofeedback for Task-Oriented Neural Rehabilitation
2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference, 7 VOLS, 2547–2550.
Contributors: H. He *, T. Ingalls*, L. Olson*, K. Ganley*, T. Rikakis * & H. Jiping
Event: 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference
TL;DR:
An interactive, multi-modal biofeedback system for the task-oriented training of goal-directed reaching that allows stroke patients to train with functional tasks, and receive real-time performance evaluation through successful processing of multimodal sensory feedback.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2005 conference paper
RUPERT: A device for robotic upper extremity repetitive therapy
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 7 VOLS, 6844–6847. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846912544&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2005 conference paper
RUPERT: a Device for Robotic Upper Extremity Repetitive Therapy
2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference. Presented at the 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference.
Event: 2005 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology 27th Annual Conference
TL;DR:
A pneumatic muscle (PM) driven therapeutic device that is wearable and provides assistive forces required to move the arm during performance of several critical tasks of daily living and has the potential of providing a take-home method of supplementing therapy.
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Added: January 19, 2020
2004 conference paper
Analysis of surface electromyogram during gait by modified matching pursuit decomposition
Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37439). Presented at the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
Event: 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
author keywords: Cohen's Class; electromyogram; epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation; gait; matching pursuit decomposition; reassigned spectrogram; time-frequency representation
TL;DR:
The MMPD combined with the reassigned spectrogram is applied in gait SEMG to compare the decomposition efficiency with GMPD, and to quantify the effects of the epidural spinal cord stimulation on the muscle activities of an incomplete spinal cord injured (ISCI) patient in this study.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2004 conference paper
Mechanical and metabolic changes in gait performance with spinal cord stimulation and reflex-FES
Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37439). Presented at the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.
Event: 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
TL;DR:
It is concluded that stimulation of the peripheral and central nervous system can facilitate walking in individuals with ISCI and ESCS may facilitate a neural activation pattern that favors fat metabolism in a manner which more-closely resembles that operating in the able-bodied population.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2004 conference paper
Utilization of biomechanical modeling in design of Robotic arm for rehabilitation of stroke patients
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 26 IV, 2718–2721. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-11144273973&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2004 conference paper
Utilization of biomechanical modeling in design of robotic arm for rehabilitation of stroke patients
Conference Proceedings of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 4, 2718–2721.
Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: September 24, 2020
2003 conference paper
Analysis of surface electromyogram during gait by modified matching pursuit decomposition
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 3, 2402–2405. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1542270968&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2003 conference paper
Change of muscle activation pattern by epidural stimulation on a SCI patient
Proceedings of the Second Joint 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society] [Engineering in Medicine and Biology. Presented at the Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference 2002 24th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Event: Second Joint EMBS-BMES Conference 2002 24th Annual International Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society
TL;DR:
The results from both analysis techniques demonstrate ESCS improved muscle activation patterns during treadmill walking beyond that afforded by PWBT alone, providing an improved temporal match to normal EMG patterns.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2003 conference paper
DRAG: a database for recognition and analasys of gait
In J. R. Smith, S. Panchanathan, & T. Zhang (Eds.), Internet Multimedia Management Systems IV (Vol. 5242, pp. 115–124).
Contributors: P. Kuchi*, R. Hiremagalur*, * , M. Carhart*, J. He * & S. Panchanathan *
Ed(s): J. Smith, S. Panchanathan * & T. Zhang
Event: ITCom 2003
TL;DR:
A novel approach is proposed for creating a standardized and comprehensive database for gait analysis, which can be used as a common ground to test the performance of algorithms that rely upon external marker data, ground reaction loading data, and/or video images.
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Added: January 19, 2020
2003 conference paper
Mechanical and metabolic changes in gait permormance with spinal cord stimulation and reflex-FES
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 2, 1558–1561. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1542361474&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
2002 conference paper
Change of muscle activation pattern by epidural stimulation on a SCI patient
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings, 1, 114–115. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036912655&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Source: ORCID
Added: March 15, 2023
Employment
Updated: March 14th, 2023 09:27
2013 - present
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC, US
Professor
Biomedical Engineering
2013 - present
NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering
2008 - 2013
University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI, US
Assistant Professor
Electrical, Computer, and Biomedical Engineering
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