A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems
- X. Navarro, T. B. Krueger, N. Lago, S. Micera, T. Stieglitz, P. Dario
- BiologyJournal of the peripheral nervous system
- 1 September 2005
A critical overview of the peripheral interfaces available and trace their use from research to clinical application in controlling artificial and robotic prostheses is provided.
Control of multifunctional prosthetic hands by processing the electromyographic signal.
- M. Zecca, S. Micera, M. Carrozza, P. Dario
- EngineeringCritical reviews in biomedical engineering
- 2002
The traditional methods used to control artificial hands by means of EMG signal are presented, in both the clinical and research contexts, and what could be the future developments in the control strategy of these devices are introduced.
A Survey of Glove-Based Systems and Their Applications
- L. Dipietro, A. Sabatini, P. Dario
- Computer ScienceIEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics…
- 1 July 2008
This paper surveys glove systems and their applications, analyzes the characteristics of the devices, provides a road map of the evolution of the technology, and discusses limitations of current technology and trends at the frontiers of research.
Evaluation of an instrumented glove for hand-movement acquisition.
- L. Dipietro, A. Sabatini, P. Dario
- PsychologyJournal of rehabilitation research and…
- 1 March 2003
The objective of this research was to investigate the feasibility of using the Humanware Humanglove, a 20-position sensors glove, to measure fingers' ROM, with particular regard to measurement repeatability, and demonstrate that, in principle, the glove could be used as goniometric device.
Capsule Endoscopy: From Current Achievements to Open Challenges
- G. Ciuti, A. Menciassi, P. Dario
- MedicineIEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
- 10 October 2011
A research update on wireless capsule endoscopy is presented and the state of the art of the basic modules of current swallowable devices are described, together with a perspective on WCE potential for screening, diagnostic, and therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
Robotic techniques for upper limb evaluation and rehabilitation of stroke patients
- R. Colombo, F. Pisano, G. Minuco
- Psychology, MedicineIEEE transactions on neural systems and…
- 12 September 2005
The findings suggest that robot-aided neurorehabilitation may improve the motor outcome and disability of chronic post-stroke patients and the new robot measured parameters may provide useful information about the course of treatment and its effectiveness at discharge.
Assessing Mechanisms of Recovery During Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation of the Upper Limb
- R. Colombo, F. Pisano, G. Minuco
- Medicine, PsychologyNeurorehabilitation and Neural Repair
- 1 January 2008
These findings confirm that motor training consisting of voluntary movements assisted by the robot device led to significant improvements in motor performance in terms of the kinematic and dynamic components of the arm movements.
Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus
- C. Laschi, M. Cianchetti, B. Mazzolai, L. Margheri, M. Follador, P. Dario
- EngineeringAdv. Robotics
- 1 January 2012
The prototype of a robot arm has been built based on an artificial muscular hydroStat inspired to the muscular hydrostat of the Octopus vulgaris, which emerges as a good model for embodied intelligence and for soft robotics.
Double nerve intraneural interface implant on a human amputee for robotic hand control
- P. Rossini, S. Micera, P. Dario
- Medicine, BiologyClinical Neurophysiology
- 1 May 2010
Design of a Novel Bimanual Robotic System for Single-Port Laparoscopy
- M. Piccigallo, U. Scarfogliero, P. Dario
- Engineering, MedicineIEEE/ASME transactions on mechatronics
- 14 October 2010
The design and fabrication of Single-Port lapaRoscopy bImaNual roboT (SPRINT), a novel teleoperated robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, specifically designed for single-port laparoscopy, is presented.
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