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ICRA
2005
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Hill-Based Model as a Myoprocessor for a Neural Controlled Powered Exoskeleton Arm - Parameters Optimization
— The exoskeleton robot, serving as an assistive device worn by the human (orthotic), functions as a humanamplifier. Setting the human machine interface (HMI) at the neuro-muscu...
Ettore Cavallaro, Jacob Rosen, Joel C. Perry, Step...
DAGSTUHL
2003
13 years 6 months ago
A Human-Like Robot Hand and Arm with Fluidic Muscles: Biologically Inspired Construction and Functionality
Humanoid robots are fascinating from two points of view, firstly their construction and secondly because they lend life to inanimate objects. The combination of biology and robots ...
Ivo Boblan, Rudolf Bannasch, Hartmut Schwenk, Fran...
IROS
2007
IEEE
142views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
Controlling walking behavior of passive dynamic walker utilizing passive joint compliance
Abstract— The passive dynamic walker (PDW) has a remarkable characteristic that it realizes cyclic locomotion without planning the joint trajectories. However, it cannot control ...
Takashi Takuma, Koh Hosoda
AIIA
2007
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
A 3D Virtual Model of the Knee Driven by EMG Signals
A 3D virtual model of the human lower extremity has been developed for the purpose of examining how the neuromuscular system controls the muscles and generates the desired movement...
Massimo Sartori, Gaetano Chemello, Enrico Pagello
ICRA
2007
IEEE
132views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
Loosely Coupled Joint Driven by SMA Coil Actuators
— We introduce a robotic prototype of an arm with a loosely coupled joint, modeled on the human joint. A viscoelastic object functions as cartilage and soft actuators as muscles....
Mizuho Shibata, Takahiro Yoshimura, Shinichi Hirai