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Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, October 16-20, 2018, Pisa, Italy

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  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Maria Chiara Carrozza

    1. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

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  2. Silvestro Micera

    1. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Translational Neural Engineering Area, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

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  3. José L. Pons

    1. Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

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  • Reports on innovative solutions for wearable robots
  • Highlights clinical issues in wearable robotics for rehabilitation
  • Discusses new challenges and emerging application domains

Part of the book series: Biosystems & Biorobotics (BIOSYSROB, volume 22)

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Table of contents (105 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Wearable Sensors for Robotic Exoskeletons

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Position Sensing and Control with FMG Sensors for Exoskeleton Physical Assistance

      • Muhammad R. U. Islam, Kun Xu, Shaoping Bai
      Pages 3-7

    3. Force Localization Estimation Using a Designed Soft Tactile Sensor

      • Merve Acer, Adnan Furkan Yıldız
      Pages 8-12

    4. EIT-Based Tactile Sensing Patches for Rehabilitation and Human Machine Interaction

      • Stefania Russo, Nicola Carbonaro, Alessandro Tognetti
      Pages 13-17

    5. Synthesis and Optimization Considerations for a Knee Orthosis Based on a Watt’s Six-Bar Linkage

      • Evagoras Xydas, Banu Abdikadirova, Kostas Konstantinos
      Pages 18-22

    6. Wearable Sensory Apparatus Performance While Using Inertial Measurement Units

      • Grega Logar, Zoran Ivanic, Marko Munih
      Pages 23-27

    7. WeFiTS: Wearable Fingertip Tactile Sensor

      • Elif Hocaoglu
      Pages 28-32

  3. Soft Wearable Robots

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Characterisation of Pressure Distribution at the Interface of a Soft Exosuit: Towards a More Comfortable Wear

      • Michele Xiloyannis, Domenico Chiaradia, Antonio Frisoli, Lorenzo Masia
      Pages 35-38

    3. Realizing Soft High Torque Actuators for Complete Assistance Wearable Robots

      • Allan J. Veale, Kyrian Staman, Herman van der Kooij
      Pages 39-43

    4. Application of a User-Centered Design Approach to the Development of XoSoft – A Lower Body Soft Exoskeleton

      • Valerie Power, Adam de Eyto, Bernard Hartigan, Jesús Ortiz, Leonard W. O’Sullivan
      Pages 44-48

    5. Preliminary Experimental Study on Variable Stiffness Structures Based on Textile Jamming for Wearable Robotics

      • Ali Sadeghi, Alessio Mondini, Barbara Mazzolai
      Pages 49-52

    6. Towards Embroidered Sensing Technologies for a Lower Limb Soft Exoskeleton

      • M. Totaro, E. Bottenberg, R. Groeneveld, L. Erkens, A. Mondini, G. J. Brinks et al.
      Pages 53-57

    7. Recent Results from Evaluation of Soft Wearable Robots in Clinical Populations

      • Conor Walsh
      Pages 58-62

  4. Subject-Centered Based Approaches for Controlling Wearable Robots

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. Toward an Affordable Multi-Modal Motion Capture System Framework for Human Kinematics and Kinetics Assessment

      • Randa Mallat, Vincent Bonnet, Mohamad Khalil, Samer Mohammed
      Pages 65-69

    3. High Power Series Elastic Actuator Development for Torque-Controlled Exoskeletons

      • Mehmet C. Yildirim, Ahmet Talha Kansizoglu, Polat Sendur, Barkan Ugurlu
      Pages 70-74

    4. Investigation on Variable Impedance Control for Modulating Assistance in Walking Strategies with the AUTONOMYO Exoskeleton

      • A. Ortlieb, P. Lichard, F. Dzeladini, R. Baud, H. Bleuler, A. Ijspeert et al.
      Pages 75-79

    5. Improving Usability of Rehabilitation Robots: Hand Module Evaluation of the ARMin Exoskeleton

      • Fabian Just, Daniel Gunz, Jaime Duarte, Davide Simonetti, Robert Riener, Georg Rauter
      Pages 80-84
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About this book

The book reports on advanced topics in the areas of wearable robotics research and practice. It focuses on new technologies, including neural interfaces, soft wearable robots, sensors and actuators technologies, and discusses important regulatory challenges, as well as clinical and ethical issues. Based on the 4th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2018, held October 16-20, 2018, in Pisa, Italy, the book addresses a large audience of academics and professionals working in government, industry, and medical centers, and end-users alike. It provides them with specialized information and with a source of inspiration for new ideas and collaborations. It discusses exemplary case studies highlighting practical challenges related to the implementation of wearable robots in a number of fields. One of the focus is on clinical applications, which was encouraged by the colocation of WeRob2018 with the International Conference on Neurorehabilitation, INCR2018. Additional topics include space applications and assistive technologies in the industry. The book merges together the engineering, medical, ethical and political perspectives, thus offering a multidisciplinary, timely snapshot of the field of wearable technologies. 

Reviews

“The aim of the collection is to advance the understanding of biological systems from an engineering perspective as well as to inform readers about the newest technologies in the field of biomechanics and robotics. … This is a nice compilation of the articles presented at the conference. The individual articles are written appropriately for conference proceedings. This book is on par with other collections of conference proceedings … .” (Alexander Barry, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

    Maria Chiara Carrozza

  • Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Translational Neural Engineering Area, The BioRobotics Institute, Pisa, Italy

    Silvestro Micera

  • Spanish National Research Council, Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    José L. Pons

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