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Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation Robots: Design, Control, and Human–Robot Interaction
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Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation Robots: Design, Control, and Human–Robot Interaction

A special issue of Robotics (ISSN 2218-6581). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Robotics and Service Robotics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2022) | Viewed by 4889

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Dr. Kean Aw

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Interests: wearable soft sensors and actuators; soft robots; rehabilitation robots
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Dr. Mingjie Dong

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Department of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
Interests: rehabilitation robots; mechanism; impedance contron; human-robot interaction
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In the last decade, research concerning rehabilitation robotics has progressed substantially, with increasing trends towards miniaturization, intelligence and clinical applications. One key element to this successful development is the support and promotion of innovative academic research in pluridisciplinary fields, such as the mechanism design, intelligent control algorithms, sensors, rehabilitation medicine, etc.

The objective of this Special Issue is to promote the most recent research and developments in rehabilitation robotics, including novel techniques for the design, simulation, sensing and control systems.

Papers are welcome regarding all topics related to rehabilitation robotics, including, but not limited to:

  • Mechanism synthesis, analysis, and design of rehabilitation robots.
  • Wearable exoskeleton.
  • Sensors designed for rehabilitation.
  • Artificial intelligence technologies to monitor health condition.
  • Advanced rehabilitation training methods.
  • Compatibility improvement between human and rehabilitation robots.

Impedance control and admittance control.

Dr. Kean C Aw
Dr. Mingjie Dong
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Robotics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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Planar Model for Vibration Analysis of Cable Rehabilitation Robots
by Giacomo Zuccon, Alberto Doria, Matteo Bottin and Giulio Rosati
Robotics 2022, 11(6), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11060154 - 18 Dec 2022
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Cable robots are widely used in the field of rehabilitation. These robots differ from other cable robots because the cables are rather short and are usually equipped with magnetic hooks to improve the ease of use. The vibrations of rehabilitation robots are dominated [...] Read more.
Cable robots are widely used in the field of rehabilitation. These robots differ from other cable robots because the cables are rather short and are usually equipped with magnetic hooks to improve the ease of use. The vibrations of rehabilitation robots are dominated by the effects of the hooks and payloads, whereas the cables behave as massless springs. In this paper, a 2D model of the cables of a robot that simulates both longitudinal and transverse vibrations is developed and experimentally validated. Then the model is extended to simulate the vibrations of an actual 3D robot in the symmetry planes. Finally, the calculated modal properties (natural frequencies and modes of vibration) are compared with the typical spectrum of excitation due to the cable’s motion. Only the first transverse mode can be excited during the rehabilitation exercise. Full article
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Body-Powered and Portable Soft Hydraulic Actuators as Prosthetic Hands
by Sivakumar Kandasamy, Meiying Teo, Narrendar Ravichandran, Andrew McDaid, Krishnan Jayaraman and Kean Aw
Robotics 2022, 11(4), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics11040071 - 5 Jul 2022
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Soft robotic actuators are highly flexible, compliant, dexterous, and lightweight alternatives that can potentially replace conventional rigid actuators in various human-centric applications. This research aims to develop a soft robotic actuator that leverages body movements to mimic the function of human fingers for [...] Read more.
Soft robotic actuators are highly flexible, compliant, dexterous, and lightweight alternatives that can potentially replace conventional rigid actuators in various human-centric applications. This research aims to develop a soft robotic actuator that leverages body movements to mimic the function of human fingers for gripping and grasping tasks. Unlike the predominantly used chamber-based actuation, this study utilizes actuators made from elastomers embedded with fiber braiding. The Young’s modulus of the elastomer and braiding angles of the fiber highly influenced the bending angle and force generated by these actuators. In this experiment, the bending and force profiles of these actuators were characterized by varying the combinations of elastomeric materials and braiding angles to suit hand manipulation tasks. Additionally, we found that utilizing water, which is relatively more incompressible than air, as the actuation fluid enabled easier actuation of the actuators using body movements. Lastly, we demonstrated a body-powered actuator setup that can provide comfort to patients in terms of portability, standalone capability, and cost effectiveness, potentially allowing them to be used in a wide range of wearable robotic applications. Full article
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