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New Trends in Medical and Service Robots

Challenges and Solutions

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Editors:
  1. Aleksandar Rodić

    1. Robotics Laboratory, Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

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  2. Doina Pisla

    1. Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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  3. Hannes Bleuler

    1. LSRO - Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

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  • Presents a broad survey of contemporary technologies applied in medical and service robotics
  • Presents new advanced methodologies applied in the fields of specific interests and points the way forward to new developments
  • Original photos and technical performances of the robotic devices gathered together are made available to readers
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science (Mechan. Machine Science, volume 20)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Robotic Assistance for Senior People for Safe Mobility and Work Support

    • Daniel Eck, Florian Leutert, Klaus Schilling
    Pages 1-15

  3. The Robot that Learns from the Therapist How to Assist Stroke Patients

    • M. D. Kostić, M. D. Popović, D. B. Popović
    Pages 17-29

  4. Lower Limbs Robotic Rehabilitation Case Study with Clinical Trials

    • M. Bouri, E. Abdi, H. Bleuler, F. Reynard, O. Deriaz
    Pages 31-44

  5. Robot-Assisted 3D Medical Sonography

    • P. B. Petrovic, N. Lukic, I. Danilov
    Pages 45-61

  6. Innovative Approaches Regarding Robots for Brachytherapy

    • D. Pisla, N. Plitea, B. Galdau, C. Vaida, B. Gherman
    Pages 63-77

  7. Markerless Vision-Based Skeleton Tracking in Therapy of Gross Motor Skill Disorders in Children

    • B. Karan, Š. Golubović, M. Gnjatović
    Pages 79-93

  8. Force Training for Position/Force Control of Massage Robots

    • V. Golovin, M. Arkhipov, V. Zhuravlev
    Pages 95-107

  9. Flexible Bi-modal Control Modes for Hands-Free Operation of a Wheelchair by Head Movements and Facial Expressions

    • Ericka Janet Rechy-Ramirez, Huosheng Hu
    Pages 109-123

  10. New Results on Classifying EMG Signals for Interfacing Patients and Mechanical Devices

    • G. Gini, L. Cavazzana, F. Mutti, P. Belluco, A. Mauri
    Pages 125-139

  11. Mathematical Modeling of Human Affective Behavior Aimed to Design Robot EI-Controller

    • A. Rodić, K. Addi
    Pages 141-162

  12. Robot Skill Acquisition by Demonstration and Explorative Learning

    • Bojan Nemec, Ales Ude
    Pages 163-175

  13. Two Faces of Human–Robot Interaction: Field and Service Robots

    • Rodrigo Ventura
    Pages 177-192

  14. Advanced Gesture and Pose Recognition Algorithms Using Computational Intelligence and Microsoft KINECT Sensor

    • D. Katić, P. Radulović, S. Spasojević, Ž. Đurović, A. Rodić
    Pages 193-207

  15. Recursive Design of Dependable Robot Systems for Safety-Critical Applications

    • A. Wagner
    Pages 209-226

  16. Some Applications of Biomimetics and Fractional Calculus in Control and Modeling of (Bio)robotic Systems

    • M. Lazarević
    Pages 227-241

  17. Towards Sensor-Less Haptic Teleoperation

    • A. Hace, M. Franc
    Pages 243-256

  18. Brain Incorporation of Artificial Limbs and Role of Haptic Feedback

    • A. Sengul, S. Shokur, H. Bleuler
    Pages 257-268

  19. Offline Imitation of a Human Motion by a Humanoid Robot Under Balance Constraint

    • K. Munirathinam, C. Chevallereau, S. Sakka
    Pages 269-282

  20. Contributions on the Modeling and Simulation of the Human Knee Joint with Applications to the Robotic Structures

    • D. Tarnita, M. Catana, D. N. Tarnita
    Pages 283-297
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About this book

This volume describes new frontiers in medical and service robotics in the light of recent developments in technology to advance robot design and implementation. In particular, the work looks at advances in design, development and implementation of contemporary surgical, rehabilitation and biorobots. Surgical robots allow surgeons greater access to areas under operation using more precise and less invasive methods. Rehabilitation robots facilitate and support the lives of the infirm, elderly people, or those with dysfunction of body parts affecting movement. These robots are also used for rehabilitation and related procedures, such as training and therapy. Biorobots are designed to imitate the cognition of humans and animals. The need to substitute humans working on delicate, tiresome and monotonous tasks, or working with potentially health-damaging toxic materials, requires intelligent, high-performance service robots with the ability to cooperate, advanced communication and sophisticated perception and cognitive capabilities. Progress in this field is fast and results need to be disseminated to stimulate both practical applications and further research. Thus, these papers are a valuable addition to existing literature.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Robotics Laboratory, Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

    Aleksandar Rodić

  • Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Doina Pisla

  • LSRO - Robotic Systems Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Hannes Bleuler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: New Trends in Medical and Service Robots

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges and Solutions

  • Editors: Aleksandar Rodić, Doina Pisla, Hannes Bleuler

  • Series Title: Mechanisms and Machine Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05431-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-05430-8Published: 22 April 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37582-3Published: 03 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-05431-5Published: 08 April 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2211-0984

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-0992

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 384

  • Number of Illustrations: 228 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Robotics and Automation, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Mechanical Engineering

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