Biomedical applications of soft robotics

M Cianchetti, C Laschi, A Menciassi… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2018 - nature.com
Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …

Robotics in lower‐limb rehabilitation after stroke

X Zhang, Z Yue, J Wang - Behavioural neurology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
With the increase in the elderly, stroke has become a common disease, often leading to
motor dysfunction and even permanent disability. Lower‐limb rehabilitation robots can help …

Recent development of mechanisms and control strategies for robot-assisted lower limb rehabilitation

W Meng, Q Liu, Z Zhou, Q Ai, B Sheng, SS Xie - Mechatronics, 2015 - Elsevier
Robot-assisted rehabilitation and therapy has become more and more frequently used to
help the elderly, disabled patients or movement disorders to perform exercise and training …

[PDF][PDF] 下肢康复机器人及其交互控制方法

胡进, 侯增广, 陈翼雄, 张峰, 王卫群 - 自动化学报, 2014 - aas.net.cn
摘要瘫痪病人的数量与日俱增, 其康复训练通常是一个长期的过程. 相对于传统的理疗,
使用机器人辅助康复训练能够提高效率, 降低成本, 减少理疗师的人员和体力消耗 …

A review of recent advancements in soft and flexible robots for medical applications

Y Zhang, M Lu - The International Journal of Medical Robotics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Soft and flexible robots for medical applications are needed to change their
flexibility over a wide range to perform tasks adequately. The mechanism and theory of …

4D printing for biomedical applications

A Mandal, K Chatterjee - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
While three-dimensional (3D) printing excels at fabricating static constructs, it fails to
emulate the dynamic behavior of native tissues or the temporal programmability desired for …

Applicability of shape memory alloy wire for an active, soft orthotic

L Stirling, CH Yu, J Miller, E Hawkes, R Wood… - Journal of materials …, 2011 - Springer
Current treatments for gait pathologies associated with neuromuscular disorders may
employ a passive, rigid brace. While these provide certain benefits, they can also cause …

Applications of shape memory alloys for neurology and neuromuscular rehabilitation

S Pittaccio, L Garavaglia, C Ceriotti… - Journal of functional …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a very promising class of metallic materials that display
interesting nonlinear properties, such as pseudoelasticity (PE), shape memory effect (SME) …

Modeling of wire-on-drum shape memory actuators for linear and rotary motion

G Scirè Mammano, E Dragoni - Journal of Intelligent …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The article presents the analytical model of a linear/rotary solid-state actuator formed by a
shape memory wire wound over a cylindrical drum. The model assumes a bilinear stress …

[PDF][PDF] 下肢康复机器人的自适应人机交互控制策略

杜义浩, 邱石, 谢平, 郭子晖, 吴晓光, 李小俚 - 自动化学报, 2018 - aas.net.cn
摘要针对康复机器人运动过程中的人机交互性问题, 提出一种下肢康复机器人自适应人机交互
控制策略. 提取伸屈运动中下肢表面肌电信号(Surface electromyography, sEMG) …