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New Trends in Medical and Service Robotics

Advances in Theory and Practice

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2019

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe Carbone

    1. Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

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  2. Marco Ceccarelli

    1. DICeM, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

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  3. Doina Pisla

    1. Research Center for Industrial Robot, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science (Mechan. Machine Science, volume 65)

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Table of contents (34 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Assistive Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Differential System for Limb Rehabilitation

      • Federico Ceresoli, Francesco Aggogeri, Cinzia Amici, Alberto Borboni, Rodolfo Faglia, Nicola Pellegrini et al.
      Pages 3-10

    3. Rehabilitation Bed with a 3D Profile of the Support Surface

      • N. E. Grishchenko, R. N. Polyakov, I. A. Snimchsikova, M. A. Polyakova
      Pages 11-16

    4. Performance of a Thermal Bipedal Walker on Inclined Surfaces

      • Lingchao Su, Takeru Nemoto, Akio Yamamoto
      Pages 17-24

    5. Effectiveness of Physical Exercises in the Treatment of Scoliosis - Mathematical Approach

      • A.-M. Vutan, C. M. Gruescu, V. Ciupe, D. Margineanu, E.-C. Lovasz
      Pages 25-34

    6. Simplified Design of a Device for Wrist Rehabilitation

      • G. García, V. Ramírez, O. Ramírez, J. L. Rueda, C. R. Torres
      Pages 35-42

  3. Surgical Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Design of a Teleoperation Scheme with a Wearable Master for Minimally Invasive Surgery

      • Gizem Ateş, Ronny Majani, Mehmet İsmet Can Dede
      Pages 45-53

    3. Automatic Device for Skin Biopsy

      • J. Meneses, J. C. García-Prada, C. Castejón, H. Rubio
      Pages 54-61

    4. Design of a Methodology for the Determination of the Mechanical Rib Stiffness as Injury Index

      • L. A. Aguilar, Ch. R. Torres-San-Miguel, M. Ceccarelli, I. Sánchez-Cruz, J. A. Leal-Naranjo, C. G. Urriolagoitia
      Pages 62-69

    5. Enabling Minimal Invasive Palpation in Flexible Robotic Endoscopes

      • Ivan Sušić, Azhar Zam, Philippe C. Cattin, Georg Rauter
      Pages 70-77

    6. ROSA – RObotic System for Angioplasty

      • Pasquale F. Greco, Gabriuele Larocca, Michele Perrelli, Guido Danieli, Salvatore De Rosa, Ciro Indolfi
      Pages 78-90

  4. Exoskeleton

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Design and Simulation of a Leg Exoskeleton Linkage for Human Motion Assistance

      • I. Geonea, D. Tarnita, G. Carbone, M. Ceccarelli
      Pages 93-100

    3. Numerical Simulation of a Leg Exoskeleton for Human Motion Assistance

      • C. Copilusi, S. Dumitru, I. Geonea, E. Rosu, M. Ceccarelli
      Pages 101-108

    4. Exoskeletons as Mechatronic Design Example

      • Hannes Bleuler, Tristan Vouga, Amalric Ortlieb, Romain Baud, Jemina Fasola, Jeremy Olivier et al.
      Pages 109-117

    5. A Characterization of a Robotic Hand with Movable Palm

      • F. J. Espinosa García, M. Ceccarelli, M. Arias Montiel, G. Carbone, E. Lugo Gonzalez, M. Russo
      Pages 118-125

    6. Wearable Working Assist Mechanism for Hemiplegics Capable of Changing Step Length and Walking Direction

      • Daisuke Matsuura, Yuta Chounan, Yusuke Sugahara, Yukio Takeda
      Pages 126-133

    7. Wearable Upper Limb Exoskeletons: Generations, Design Challenges and Task Oriented Synthesis

      • Sakshi Gupta, Anupam Agrawal, Ekta Singla
      Pages 134-142
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About this book

This book contains the selected papers of the Sixth International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots (MESROB 2018), held in Cassino, Italy, in 2018. The main topics of the workshop include: design of medical devices, kinematics and dynamics for medical robotics, exoskeletons and prostheses, anthropomorphic hands , therapeutic robots and rehabilitation, cognitive robots, humanoid and service robots, assistive robots and elderly assistance, surgical robots, human-robot interfaces, haptic devices, and medical treatments.  

Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

    Giuseppe Carbone

  • DICeM, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

  • Research Center for Industrial Robot, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Doina Pisla

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