About this Research Topic
Recent work in the design of wearable, rehabilitative, and assistive robotic devices has been largely focused on aspects of motor function, to promote the recovery of directly augment features such as range of motion, strength, and speed. Most wearables which consider the sensory aspects of activities of daily living or functional tasks are focused on recreating the haptic experiences to complement augmented or virtual reality. What has traditionally been lacking in these approaches, and is currently a rapidly growing area of research, is the consideration of the combined sensorimotor aspects of wearables for rehabilitation, assistance, and augmentation.
The goal of the proposed research topic is to present, promote, and expedite the development of wearable robots which consider sensorimotor function. This approach, combining the traditionally separate aspects of motor and sensory function, stands to improve the performance of rehabilitation, assistive and augmenting wearable robots beyond the current state of the art.
To that end, the proposed research topic invites novel designs, experimental studies, and targeted review articles that focus on the latest results on the effect of considering sensorimotor effects in the design, implementation, control, and use of wearable robotics.
This research topic is therefore proposed to present the latest developments in the field of neurorobotics which consider the sensorimotor aspects of wearable robots, which includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
- Exoskeletons for rehabilitation and assistance
- Prosthetics
- Sensory-motor integration for natural control of wearable robots
- Modeling sensorimotor impacts on human gait with applications in prosthetics and exoskeleton
- Methods of wearable robots control
- Neuro-mechanical modeling for neuro-rehabilitation technologies
- Mechanical design of wearable robots
- Mechanical design for human motor augmentation
- Ethics and Wearable Robots
- Complementary sensorimotor adaptation during human-robot interaction
- Wearable haptic interfaces
- Biological signals based interfaces (EMG, EEG)
The goal of the proposed research topic is to present, promote, and expedite the development of wearable robots which consider sensorimotor function. This approach, combining the traditionally separate aspects of motor and sensory function, stands to improve the performance of rehabilitation, assistive and augmenting wearable robots beyond the current state of the art.
To that end, the proposed research topic invites novel designs, experimental studies, and targeted review articles that focus on the latest results on the effect of considering sensorimotor effects in the design, implementation, control, and use of wearable robotics.
This research topic is therefore proposed to present the latest developments in the field of neurorobotics which consider the sensorimotor aspects of wearable robots, which includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
- Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
- Exoskeletons for rehabilitation and assistance
- Prosthetics
- Sensory-motor integration for natural control of wearable robots
- Modeling sensorimotor impacts on human gait with applications in prosthetics and exoskeleton
- Methods of wearable robots control
- Neuro-mechanical modeling for neuro-rehabilitation technologies
- Mechanical design of wearable robots
- Mechanical design for human motor augmentation
- Ethics and Wearable Robots
- Complementary sensorimotor adaptation during human-robot interaction
- Wearable haptic interfaces
- Biological signals based interfaces (EMG, EEG)
Keywords: Applied Research, Assistive Wearable Robotics, Clinical Research, Control Design, Electroencephalography, Electromyography, Locomotion Control, Mechatronics, Neurorehabilitation, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation, User-Centred Design, Exoskeletons
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