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Development of a polymeric optical fiber sensor for stress estimation: A comparative analysis between physiological sensors (2024)
Journal Article

The global prevalence of stress and its far-reaching impact on well-being has spurred the pursuit of innovative solutions for physiological and stress monitoring. Existing methods, whereas informative, often lack cost-efficiency, daily usefulness, re... Read More about Development of a polymeric optical fiber sensor for stress estimation: A comparative analysis between physiological sensors.

Data-driven approach for upper limb fatigue estimation based on wearable sensors (2023)
Journal Article

Muscle fatigue is defined as a reduced ability to maintain maximal strength during voluntary contraction. It is associated with musculoskeletal disorders that affect workers performing repetitive activities, affecting their performance and well-being... Read More about Data-driven approach for upper limb fatigue estimation based on wearable sensors.

Mechanical assessment of novel compliant mechanisms for underactuated prosthetic hands (2023)
Journal Article

This paper proposes novel compliant mechanisms for constructing hand prostheses based on soft robotics. Two models of prosthetic hands are developed in this work. Three mechanical evaluations are performed to determine the suitability of the two desi... Read More about Mechanical assessment of novel compliant mechanisms for underactuated prosthetic hands.

A fabric-based soft hand exoskeleton for assistance: the ExHand Exoskeleton (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: The rise of soft robotics has driven the development of devices for assistance in activities of daily living (ADL). Likewise, different types of actuation have been developed for safer human interaction. Recently, textile-based pneumati... Read More about A fabric-based soft hand exoskeleton for assistance: the ExHand Exoskeleton.

Effects of stance control via hidden Markov model-based gait phase detection on healthy users of an active hip-knee exoskeleton (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: In the past years, robotic lower-limb exoskeletons have become a powerful tool to help clinicians improve the rehabilitation process of patients who have suffered from neurological disorders, such as stroke, by applying intensive and re... Read More about Effects of stance control via hidden Markov model-based gait phase detection on healthy users of an active hip-knee exoskeleton.

Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers (2023)
Journal Article

In recent years, advances in robotics and the constant growth of gait-related pathologies led to the development of different assistive devices. Smart walkers provide natural and intuitive strategies for gait assistance, such as path-following and gu... Read More about Haptic human-robot collaboration for walker-assisted navigation based on admittance controllers.

Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD? (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction: Socially Assistive Robotics has emerged as a potential tool for rehabilitating cognitive and developmental disorders in children with autism. Social robots found in the literature are often able to teach critical social skills, such as... Read More about Do different robot appearances change emotion recognition in children with ASD?.