Human activity recognition technologies are key to promote healthy life styles, and potential to offer explanations to study the origin of complex diseases. In particular, it is well-known that the quick transition be...
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This paper presents an overview of the Hysteresis Current Controller (HCC) application in Renewable Energy Based Power System. The beginning concept of HCC is considered to be formally introduced by Thomas M. Freederi...
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory condition that affects persons between the ages of 20 and 40, causes synovium inflammation, cartilage loss, and joint discomfort as some of its symptoms. Diagnostic te...
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Rapid advances in deep learning have led to paradigm shifts in a number of fields, from medical image analysis to autonomous systems. These advances, however, have resulted in digital neural networks with large comput...
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Conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) are specialized epithelial cells playing key roles for ocular surface homeostasis and their examination is important for ocular surface disease diagnosis. Recently high-contrast imagin...
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Lower limb motor or knee joints are one the most vulnerable joints among the human joints. These knee joints play a major role in supporting the entire weight of human body. Dysfunction of these knee joints could lead...
Lower limb motor or knee joints are one the most vulnerable joints among the human joints. These knee joints play a major role in supporting the entire weight of human body. Dysfunction of these knee joints could lead to gait and posture imbalance while performing activities of daily living (ADLs) such as standing, walking, running and etc. The main reason for knee dysfunction is due to ligament, spinal cord injuries, accidents, surgeries and stroke. The individuals suffering with knee dysfunction/pain post-surgery opt for manual physiotherapy (i.e., medically approved rehabilitation process). Due to the demerits of the manual rehabilitation process, knee assistive devices for rehabilitation purposes are being developed to aid the individuals to provide an exercise platform to relive the pain and improve their gait while performing ADLs. These assistive/wearable devices are also called exoskeletons, which comprises of mechanical and mechatronics systems, to mimic human knee movement. This article focusses on developing a simple and effective design for the knee rehabilitation application. As a part of this research, various mechanisms for the knee rehabilitation purpose are studied, designed and a comparison was conducted to find the suitable mechanism for knee rehabilitation. Based on the design study, it is observed that the slider mechanism using rack and pinion is appropriate for the knee rehabilitation. Due, to this proposed design is easy to maintain, compact, portable due to a smaller number of mechanical devices, and decreases complexity compared to other designs.
The role of various types of robot assistance in post-stroke gait rehabilitation has gained much attention in recent years. Furthermore, there is increased popularity to use more than one rehabilitation method in orde...
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(数字)9781728173955
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(纸本)9781728173962
The role of various types of robot assistance in post-stroke gait rehabilitation has gained much attention in recent years. Furthermore, there is increased popularity to use more than one rehabilitation method in order to utilize the different advantages of each. Naturally, this results in the need to study how the different robot-assisted interventions affect the various underlying sensorimotor mechanisms involved in rehabilitation. To answer this important question, this paper combines a virtual reality experience with a unique robotic rehabilitation device, the Variable Stiffness Treadmill (VST), as a way of understanding interactions across different sensorimotor mechanisms involved in gait. The VST changes the walking surface stiffness in order to simulate real-world compliant surfaces while seamlessly interacting with a virtual environment. Through the manipulated visual and proprioceptive feedback, this paper focuses on the muscle activation patterns before, during, and after surface changes that are both visually informed and uninformed. The results show that there are predictable and repeatable muscle activation patterns both before and after surface stiffness changes, and these patterns are affected by the perceived visual and proprioceptive feedback. The interaction of feedback mechanisms and their effect on evoked muscular activation can be used in future robot-assisted gait therapies, where the intended muscle responses are informed by deterministic models and are tailored to a specific patient's needs.
When adhesive elastomeric materials slide over hard rough surfaces at low velocities, there are two primary dissipative mechanisms that control how friction changes with sliding velocity: viscoelastic dissipation and ...
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The development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in this modern era is growing rapidly, starting from the design, structure, and security systems of the UAV itself. UAVs are starting to be widely used in everyday li...
The development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in this modern era is growing rapidly, starting from the design, structure, and security systems of the UAV itself. UAVs are starting to be widely used in everyday life and in military activities. A lot of research has been done to find the most optimal design for a UAV, especially in the military field which requires high precision and accuracy. In terms of structure, a lot of research has been done, from the material side to the reinforcing structure. The security system of a UAV is also very important so as not to endanger the community and reduce errors when a UAV is on a mission. The results of this article show how the development of the design, structure, and security system of a UAV.
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