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Neuromusculoskeletal model that walks and runs across a speed range with a few motor control parameter changes based on the muscle synergy hypothesis

Scientific Reports, 2019
Humans walk and run, as well as change their gait speed, through the control of their complicated and redundant musculoskeletal system. These gaits exhibit different locomotor behaviors, such as a double-stance phase in walking and flight phase in ...
S. Aoi, Tomohiro Ohashi, Ryoko Bamba, Soichiro Fujiki, Daiki Tamura, T. Funato, K. Senda, Y. Ivanenko, K. Tsuchiya   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Robotic Control for Human–Robot Collaborative Assembly Based on Digital Human Model and Reinforcement Learning

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a robotic control method for human–robot collaborative assembly based on a biomechanics‐constrained digital human model. Reinforcement learning is used to generate physiologically plausible human motion trajectories, which are integrated into a virtual environment for robot control learning.
Bitao Yao, Hongzhou Ai, Wenjun Xu, Zude Zhou, Lihui Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Arm Swing in Lower Limb Muscle Activation and Coordination During Treadmill Walking

Applied Sciences
Arm swing is an inherent aspect of human locomotion that enhances lower limb (LL) muscle activation, which may explain its benefits for stroke rehabilitation over fixed-arm approaches.
Teresa Rodríguez-Millán, Clara B. Sanz-Morère, Agnese Cherubini, Rocío Urrutia, Filipe Oliveira Barroso, José L. Pons, Jesús Tornero   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suboptimal muscle synergy activation patterns generalize their motor function across postures

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, 2016
We used a musculoskeletal model to investigate the possible biomechanical and neural bases of using consistent muscle synergy patterns to produce functional motor outputs across different biomechanical conditions, which we define as generalizability ...
M. Hongchul eSohn, Lena H Ting
doaj   +1 more source

Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir, Muhammad A. Khalid, Manish Chauhan, Pietro Valdastri, James H. Chandler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taste perception and muscular response: EMG based experimental evaluation

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Background: Taste perception influences not only flavor preference but also the physiological processes of chewing and digestion. Each primary taste—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami—affects specific receptors and shapes masticatory muscle activity ...
Bhavya Rohatgi, Ramya Ramadoss, K. Nitya, Sandhya Sundar, Suganya Panneer Selvam, K. Hema Shree   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
wiley   +1 more source

How to Improve Robustness in Muscle Synergy Extraction

2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019
The muscle synergy theory was widely used in literature to assess the modular organization of the central nervous system (CNS) during human locomotion. The extraction of muscle synergies may be strongly influenced by the preprocessing techniques applied to surface electromyographic (sEMG) signals.
Ghislieri, M., Agostini, V., Knaflitz, M.   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Functional Fibers in Soft Robotics: Advances in Material, Structural, and Systemic Tactics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Fiber‐form robotic systems offer a scalable pathway toward embodied intelligence in soft robotics. This review surveys functional fibers as material, structural, and systemic elements, highlighting advances in responsive materials, architectural programing, and fabrication strategies.
Joonhee Won, Jaehyun Jang, Hyeonseo Kim, Inyoung Choi, Steve Park, Seongjun Park   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D Printing of Self‐Healing Polymers by Material Extrusion: A Process‐Centric Review of Setups, Parameters, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in material extrusion 3D printing of self‐healing polymers, focusing on the interplay between material chemistry, rheology, hardware customization, and process optimization. Filament‐ and ink‐based extrusion strategies, multimaterial architectures, and postprocessing approaches are discussed for applications in ...
Antonio Pavone, Gianni Stano, Gianluca Percoco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source