Requirements for Safe Robots: Measurements, Analysis and New Insights [PDF]
, 2009 Physical human–robot interaction and cooperation has become a topic of increasing importance and of major focus in robotics research. An essential requirement of a robot designed for high mobility and direct interaction with human users or uncertain ...
Hirzinger, Gerd +2 more
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Experimental External Force Estimation Using a Non-Linear Observer for 6 axes Flexible-Joint Industrial Manipulators [PDF]
, 2013 This paper proposes a non-linear observer to estimate not only the state (position and velocity) of links but also the external forces exerted by the robot during Friction Stir Welding (FSW) processes.
ABBA, Gabriel +5 more
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An AI-Based Sensorless Force Feedback in Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
Information(1) Background: Most robotic MIS platforms lack native haptic feedback, leaving surgeons to infer tissue loads from vision alone—an especially risky limitation in esophageal procedures.
Doina Pisla +10 more
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A Novel Hybrid Stacking Ensemble Classifier for the LegUp Robot Used in Lower Limb Rehabilitation
AIRobust exercise recognition is essential for robot-assisted lower-limb rehabilitation, where misclassifications of sensor-derived movements can degrade therapy execution and supervision.
Anca-Elena Iordan +9 more
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Enhancing Robotic-Assisted Lower Limb Rehabilitation Using Augmented Reality and Serious Gaming
Applied SciencesStroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Parkinson’s disease are some of the conditions that can lead to neuromotor disabilities requiring rehabilitation.
Calin Vaida +7 more
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Multifunctional Medical Recovery and Monitoring System for the Human Lower Limbs
Sensors, 2019 In order to develop multifunctional medical recovery and monitoring equipment for the human lower limb, a new original mechanical structure with three degrees mobility has been created for the leg sagittal model.
Adriana Comanescu +3 more
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Fuzzy Adaptive Control for a 4-DOF Hand Rehabilitation Robot
ActuatorsThis paper presents the development of a fuzzy-PID control able to adapt to several robot–patient interaction modes by monitoring patient evolution during the rehabilitation procedure.
Paul Tucan +13 more
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Enhancing Positional Accuracy of Mechanically Modified Industrial Robots Using Laser Trackers [PDF]
Highly accurate positioning of industrial robots is crucial to performing industrial operations with high quality. This paper presents a mechanical modification to an industrial robot aiming at enhancing the system actuation resolution, thereby enhancing
Karaca, Aslihan +11 more
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Joint Stiffness Identification of a Heavy Kuka Robot with a Low-cost Clamped End-effector Procedure [PDF]
, 2014 This paper proposes two new methods for the identification of static stiffnesses of multi degrees of freedom heavy industrial robots. They are based on a locked link joint procedure obtained with an end-effector fixed to the environment. The first method
JUBIEN, Anthony +5 more
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Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova +2 more
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