Rehabilitation Robots and Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensors and Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2022) | Viewed by 60304
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Biomechanics of gait; pediatric rehabilitation; assistive technologies to assist gait using an exoskeletal robot
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rehabilitation using high technology digital devices is a leading-edge advance in rehabilitation medicine. Using robot-assisted fatigue-free training, we can provide optimal task-specific, goal-oriented, and intense motor training. Robots can also be used for motor assistance and compensate for the impaired function as a type of orthosis or assistive device. Digital sensors can assess the function of the patients more quantitatively as well. With these digital data, we will be able to monitor the patients quantitatively, analyze big data from them, and provide more precise rehabilitation for optimal recovery.
At first, all the emerging technologies induced inflated expectations but we have made significant progress over the years. We made it through the trough of disillusionment and now it’s becoming common practice in the rehabilitation area.
But, it is still hard to satisfy both functionality and adoptability for innovative technologies, including rehabilitation robotics and sensor technologies. Many engineers and clinicians are working hard to push it to a feasible and affordable level. The scope of this Special Issue will cover innovative high technologies concerning robots and sensors that effectively complement standard rehabilitation.
Prof. Dr. Dongwook Rha
Dr. Kyoungchul Kong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rehabilitation
- robot
- wearable sensors
- virtual reality
- deep learning
- gait
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