Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures (2023)
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Savage, S., & Curran, T. (2023). Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures. International Journal of Disability and Social Justice, 3(2), 26-48. https://doi.org/10.13169/intljofdissocjus.3.2.0026

People with lived experience of disability, family carers, students and academics in robotics and social sciences came together as co-researchers to ask: How can robotics technology support disability rights? How can co-production research be d... Read More about Disability rights and robotics: Co-producing futures.

A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance (2022)
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Bennett, T., Kumar, P., & Ruiz Garate, V. R. (2022). A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance. Sensors, 22(13), https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134789

Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers are fundamental daily motions that enable all other types of ambulation and gait. However, the ability to perform these motions can be severely impaired by different factors, such as the occurrence of a stroke,... Read More about A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance.

Accelerometers-embedded Lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study (2021)
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Kumar, P., Brodie, S., Molton, J., O'Reilly, R., Steele, J., Pearce, A., …Caleb-Solly, P. (2023). Accelerometers-embedded Lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 35(2), 122-128. https://doi.org/10.1097/JPO.0000000000000406

Introduction To establish a possible effect of Lycra sleeves, accurate recording of wear time is critical. The aim of this study was to test whether an accelerometer-embedded Lycra sleeve can measure wear compliance and record upper-limb (UL) movemen... Read More about Accelerometers-embedded Lycra sleeves to test wear compliance and upper limb activity in people with stroke: A feasibility study.

Safety assessment review of a dressing assistance robot (2021)
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Delgado Bellamy, D., Chance, G., Caleb-Solly, P., & Dogramadzi, S. (2021). Safety assessment review of a dressing assistance robot. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, Article 667316. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.667316

Hazard analysis methods such as HAZOP and STPA have proven to be effective methods for assurance of system safety for years. However, the dimensionality and human factors uncertainty of many assistive robotic applications challenges the capability of... Read More about Safety assessment review of a dressing assistance robot.

Estimation of tool-tissue forces in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery using neural networks (2019)
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Abeywardena, S., Yuan, Q., Tzemanaki, A., Psomopoulou, E., Droukas, L., Melhuish, C., & Dogramadzi, S. (2019). Estimation of tool-tissue forces in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery using neural networks. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6, Article 56. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2019.00056

A new algorithm is proposed to estimate the tool-tissue force interaction in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery which does not require the use of external force sensing. The proposed method utilizes the current of the motors of the surgical in... Read More about Estimation of tool-tissue forces in robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery using neural networks.

Motion Capture Pillow (MCP): A novel method to improve comfort and accuracy in radiotherapy (2019)
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Goldsworthy, S., McNair, H., & Dogramadzi, S. (2019). Motion Capture Pillow (MCP): A novel method to improve comfort and accuracy in radiotherapy. Clinical Medicine, 19(Suppl2), s103. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-s103

The delivery of radiotherapy has changed significantly over the last few decades. Recent advances in radiotherapy practice may increase patient discomfort. A key challenge to improve patient comfort is the common use of a thermoplastic mask for patien... Read More about Motion Capture Pillow (MCP): A novel method to improve comfort and accuracy in radiotherapy.

Biomimetic knee design to improve joint torque and life for bipedal robotics (2018)
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Steele, A., Hunt, A., & Etoundi, A. C. (2018). Biomimetic knee design to improve joint torque and life for bipedal robotics. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 10965 LNAI, 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96728-8_8

© Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018. This paper details the design, construction, and performance analysis of a biologically inspired knee joint for use in bipedal robotics. The design copies the condylar surfaces of... Read More about Biomimetic knee design to improve joint torque and life for bipedal robotics.

'Elbows Out' - Predictive tracking of partially occluded pose for Robot-Assisted dressing (2018)
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Chance, G., Jevtic, A., Caleb-Solly, P., Alenya, G., Torras, C., & Dogramadzi, S. (2018). 'Elbows Out' - Predictive tracking of partially occluded pose for Robot-Assisted dressing. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 3(4), 3598-3605. https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2018.2854926

© 2016 IEEE. Robots that can assist in the activities of daily living, such as dressing, may support older adults, addressing the needs of an aging population in the face of a growing shortage of care professionals. Using depth cameras during robot-a... Read More about 'Elbows Out' - Predictive tracking of partially occluded pose for Robot-Assisted dressing.

Exploiting ability for human adaptation to facilitate improved human-robot interaction and acceptance (2018)
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Caleb-Solly, P., Dogramadzi, S., Huijnen, C. A., & van den Heuvel, H. (2018). Exploiting ability for human adaptation to facilitate improved human-robot interaction and acceptance. Information Society, 34(3), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2018.1444255

© Praminda Caleb-Solly, Sanja Dogramadzi, Claire A.G.J. Huijnen, and Herjan van den Heuvel. This article reports findings from a usability and user experience evaluations conducted in the last 2 years of a 4-year assistive robotics research project u... Read More about Exploiting ability for human adaptation to facilitate improved human-robot interaction and acceptance.

Robot-Assisted Fracture Surgery: Surgical Requirements and System Design (2018)
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Georgilas, I., Dagnino, G., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2018). Robot-Assisted Fracture Surgery: Surgical Requirements and System Design. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 46(10), 1637-1649. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-018-2005-y

© 2018, Biomedical Engineering Society. The design of medical devices is a complex and crucial process to ensure patient safety. It has been shown that improperly designed devices lead to errors and associated accidents and costs. A key element for a... Read More about Robot-Assisted Fracture Surgery: Surgical Requirements and System Design.

Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing (2018)
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Jevtic, A., Valle, A. F., Alenya, G., Chance, G., Caleb-Solly, P., Dogramadzi, S., & Torras, C. (2018). Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, https://doi.org/10.1109/TCDS.2018.2817283

Robot-assisted dressing is performed in close physical interaction with users who may have a wide range of physical characteristics and abilities. Design of user adaptive and personalized robots in this context is still indicating limited, or no cons... Read More about Personalized robot assistant for support in dressing.

Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures (2017)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Morad, S., Gibbons, P., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 45(11), 2648-2662. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1901-x

© 2017, The Author(s). Complex joint fractures often require an open surgical procedure, which is associated with extensive soft tissue damages and longer hospitalization and rehabilitation time. Percutaneous techniques can potentially mitigate these... Read More about Image-Guided Surgical Robotic System for Percutaneous Reduction of Joint Fractures.

Intra-operative fiducial-based CT/fluoroscope image registration framework for image-guided robot-assisted joint fracture surgery (2017)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Morad, S., Gibbons, P., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Intra-operative fiducial-based CT/fluoroscope image registration framework for image-guided robot-assisted joint fracture surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 12(8), 1383-1397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-017-1602-9

© 2017, The Author(s). Purpose: Joint fractures must be accurately reduced minimising soft tissue damages to avoid negative surgical outcomes. To this regard, we have developed the RAFS surgical system, which allows the percutaneous reduction of intr... Read More about Intra-operative fiducial-based CT/fluoroscope image registration framework for image-guided robot-assisted joint fracture surgery.

Unsupervised machine learning for developing personalised behaviour models using activity data (2017)
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Fiorini, L., Cavallo, F., Dario, P., Eavis, A., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2017). Unsupervised machine learning for developing personalised behaviour models using activity data. Sensors, 17(5), Article 1034. https://doi.org/10.3390/s17051034

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The goal of this study is to address two major issues that undermine the large scale deployment of smart home sensing solutions in people’s homes. These include the costs associated with havin... Read More about Unsupervised machine learning for developing personalised behaviour models using activity data.

A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance (2017)
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Chance, G., Jevtić, A., Caleb-Solly, P., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 4(MAY), https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2017.00013

© 2017 Chance, Jevtić, Caleb-Solly and Dogramadzi. Assistive robots have a great potential to address issues related to an aging population and an increased demand for caregiving. Successful deployment of robots working in close proximity with people... Read More about A quantitative analysis of dressing dynamics for robotic dressing assistance.

Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors (2016)
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Pipe, T., Winstone, B., Melhuish, C., Pipe, A. G., Callaway, M., & Dogramadzi, S. (2017). Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors. IEEE Sensors Journal, 17(3), 848-857. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2016.2627798

© 2016 IEEE. Here, we present a method for lump characterization using a bio-inspired remote tactile sensing capsule endoscopy system. While current capsule endoscopy utilizes cameras to diagnose lesions on the surface of the gastrointestinal tract l... Read More about Toward Bio-Inspired Tactile Sensing Capsule Endoscopy for Detection of Submucosal Tumors.

Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery (2016)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Köhler, P., Morad, S., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(10), 1831-1843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-016-1418-z

© 2016, The Author(s). Purpose: In the surgical treatment for lower-leg intra-articular fractures, the fragments have to be positioned and aligned to reconstruct the fractured bone as precisely as possible, to allow the joint to function correctly ag... Read More about Navigation system for robot-assisted intra-articular lower-limb fracture surgery.

Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control (2016)
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Ruppel, M., Seel, T., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control. Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2016-July, 1135-1139. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523784

© 2016 IEEE. Worldwide stroke is a leading cause for disability and the demand for rehabilitation devices and everyday life assistance is still high. To address this demand, we consider a combination of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of the... Read More about Development of a novel functional electrical stimulation system for hand rehabilitation using feedback control.

Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery (2015)
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Dagnino, G., Georgilas, I., Tarassoli, P., Atkins, R., & Dogramadzi, S. (2016). Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 11(3), 437-455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-015-1296-9

Purpose: Joint fracture surgery quality can be improved by robotic system with high-accuracy and high-repeatability fracture fragment manipulation. A new real-time vision-based system for fragment manipulation during robot-assisted fracture surgery w... Read More about Vision-based real-time position control of a semi-automated system for robot-assisted joint fracture surgery.

Systematic review of thermoplastic masks versus alternative immobilisation methods in head and neck irradiation (2014)
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Goldsworthy, S., Latour, J., Regan, C., McGrail, S., Bennett, C., Cramp, M., …Jankowska, P. (2014). Systematic review of thermoplastic masks versus alternative immobilisation methods in head and neck irradiation. https://doi.org/10.15124/CRD42014013800

Is a thermoplastic mask versus an alternative immobilisation effective in increasing reproducibility and comfort in head and neck patients receiving radiotherapy?