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Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020

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Editors:
  1. Juan C. Moreno

    1. Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

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  2. Jawad Masood

    1. Processes and Factories of the Future, Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia, Porriño, Spain

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  3. Urs Schneider

    1. Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Stuttgart, Germany

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  4. Christophe Maufroy

    1. Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Stuttgart, Germany

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  5. Jose L. Pons

    1. Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, USA

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  • Reports on innovative technologies for wearable robotics
  • Covers both the design and evaluation of various exoskeletons for different purposes
  • Highlights industrially- and therapeutically relevant issues

Part of the book series: Biosystems & Biorobotics (BIOSYSROB, volume 27)

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Table of contents (108 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. What Should We Expect from Passive Exoskeletons?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Hidden Potential of Energetically Passive Exoskeletons

      • Amanda Sutrisno, David J. Braun
      Pages 3-5

    3. Effect of a Back-Assist Exosuit on Logistics Worker Perceptions, Acceptance, and Muscle Activity

      • Matthew B. Yandell, Anna E. Wolfe, Matthew C. Marino, Mark P. Harris, Karl E. Zelik
      Pages 7-11

    4. A Design Tool for Passive Wrist Support

      • Ali Amoozandeh Nobaveh, Giuseppe Radaelli, Just L. Herder
      Pages 13-17

    5. The Key Elements in the Design of Passive Assistive Devices

      • Maziar A. Sharbafi
      Pages 19-25

    6. Novel Designs for Passive Elastic Lower Limb Exoskeletons

      • Daniel P. Ferris, W. Sebastian Barrutia
      Pages 27-31

    7. Passive Compliance in Legged Systems and Assistive Devices

      • Andre Seyfarth
      Pages 33-37

    8. Spring Like Passive Elastic Exoskeletons May Improve Stability and Safety of Locomotion in Uneven Terrain

      • Laksh Kumar Punith, James Williamson, Taylor J. M. Dick, Gregory S. Sawicki
      Pages 39-43

  3. Balance Recovery Support Using Wearable Robotic Devices

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. Ankle-Exoskeleton Control for Assisting in Balance Recovery After Unexpected Disturbances During Walking

      • C. Bayón, W. F. Rampeltshammer, A. Q. L. Keemink, H. van der Kooij, E. H. F. van Asseldonk
      Pages 47-51

    3. Coupling an Active Pelvis Orthosis with Different Prosthetic Knees While Transfemoral Amputees Manage a Slippage: A Pilot Study

      • Monaco Vito, Aprigliano Federica, Arnetoli Gabriele, Doronzio Stefano, Giffone Antonella, Vitiello Nicola et al.
      Pages 53-57

    4. Self-induced Gyroscopic Torques in Lower Extremities During Gait: A Pilot Study

      • Saher Jabeen, Bram Sterke, Heike Vallery, Daniel Lemus
      Pages 59-62

    5. Comparison of Balance Recovery Among Current Control Strategies for Robotic Leg Prostheses

      • Nitish Thatte, Hartmut Geyer
      Pages 63-67

    6. Reflex-Model with Additional COM Feedback Describes the Ankle Strategy in Perturbed Walking

      • Maarten Afschrift, Friedl De Groote
      Pages 69-73

    7. Optimising Balance Margin in Lower Limb Exoskeleton to Assist User-Driven Gait Stability

      • Xiruo Cheng, Justin Fong, Ying Tan, Denny Oetomo
      Pages 75-80

  4. Active Life with Prosthesis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-81
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    2. Control of Servomotor Rotation in a Myoelectric Upper-Limb Prosthesis Using a 16-Channel sEMG Sensor System

      • Elisa Romero Avila, Elmar Junker, Catherine Disselhorst-Klug
      Pages 83-87

    3. Compliant Control of a Transfemoral Prosthesis Combining Predictive Learning and Primitive-Based Reference Trajectories

      • Sophie Heins, Renaud Ronsse
      Pages 89-93

    4. Design and Testing of a Fully-Integrated Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator for Powered Knee Prostheses

      • Federico Tessari, Renato Galluzzi, Nicola Amati, Andrea Tonoli, Matteo Laffranchi, Lorenzo De Michieli
      Pages 95-100
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About this book

This 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, discussing industrially and medically-relevant issues, as well as legal and ethical aspects. It covers exemplary case studies highlighting challenges related to the implementation of wearable robots for different purposes, and describing advanced solutions. Based on the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and on WearRacon Europe 2020, which were both held online on October 13-16, 2020, the book addresses a large audience of academics and professionals working in for the government, in the industry, and in medical centers, as well as end-users alike. By merging together engineering, medical, ethical and industrial perspectives, it offers a multidisciplinary, timely snapshot of the field of wearable technologies. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Cajal Institute, Madrid, Spain

    Juan C. Moreno

  • Processes and Factories of the Future, Centro Tecnológico de Automoción de Galicia, Porriño, Spain

    Jawad Masood

  • Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation, Stuttgart, Germany

    Urs Schneider, Christophe Maufroy

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (formerly Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), Chicago, USA

    Jose L. Pons

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020

  • Editors: Juan C. Moreno, Jawad Masood, Urs Schneider, Christophe Maufroy, Jose L. Pons

  • Series Title: Biosystems & Biorobotics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69546-0Published: 02 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-69549-1Published: 02 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-69547-7Published: 01 July 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2195-3562

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-3570

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 675

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 175 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Robotics and Automation

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