Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2016, October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Clinical Evaluation of a Socket-Ready Naturally Controlled Multichannel Upper Limb Prosthetic System....Pages 3-7
Evaluation of a Robotic Exoskeleton for Gait Training in Acute Stroke: A Case Study....Pages 9-13
Wearable Exoskeleton Assisted Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis: Feasibility and Experience....Pages 15-19
Exoskeletons for Rehabilitation and Personal Mobility: Creating Clinical Evidence....Pages 21-24
Lower Limb Wearable Systems for Mobility and Rehabilitation Challenges: Clinical Focus....Pages 25-29
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Impedance Control of Series Elastic Actuators Using Acceleration Feedback....Pages 33-37
Kinetic Energy Recovery in Human Joints: The Flywheel-Infinitely Variable Transmission Actuator....Pages 39-43
A Compliant Lightweight and Adaptable Active Ankle Foot Orthosis for Robotic Rehabilitation....Pages 45-49
A Novel Shoulder Mechanism with a Double Parallelogram Linkage for Upper-Body Exoskeletons....Pages 51-56
A Soft Robotic Extra-Finger and Arm Support to Recover Grasp Capabilities in Chronic Stroke Patients....Pages 57-61
A Quasi-Passive Knee Exoskeleton to Assist During Descent....Pages 63-67
Wearable Sensory Apparatus for Multi-segment System Orientation Estimation with Long-Term Drift and Magnetic Disturbance Compensation....Pages 69-73
A Portable Active Pelvis Orthosis for Ambulatory Movement Assistance....Pages 75-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
XoSoft - A Vision for a Soft Modular Lower Limb Exoskeleton....Pages 83-88
On the Efficacy of Isolating Shoulder and Elbow Movements with a Soft, Portable, and Wearable Robotic Device....Pages 89-93
Design Improvement of a Polymer-Based Tendon-Driven Wearable Robotic Hand (Exo-Glove Poly)....Pages 95-99
Affective Touch and Low Power Artificial Muscles for Rehabilitative and Assistive Wearable Soft Robotics....Pages 101-106
Evaluation of Force Tracking Controller with Soft Exosuit for Hip Extension Assistance....Pages 107-111
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Endogenous Control of Powered Lower-Limb Exoskeleton....Pages 115-119
Natural User-Controlled Ambulation of Lower Extremity Exoskeletons for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 121-125
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Real-Time Modeling for Lower Limb Exoskeletons....Pages 127-131
Towards Everyday Shared Control of Lower Limb Exoskeletons....Pages 133-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Joint-Level Responses to Counteract Perturbations Scale with Perturbation Magnitude and Direction....Pages 139-142
Metabolic Energy Consumption in a Box-Lifting Task: A Parametric Study on the Assistive Torque....Pages 143-148
Analysis of the Movement Variability in Dance Activities Using Wearable Sensors....Pages 149-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Real Time Computation of Centroidal Momentum for the Use as a Stability Index Applicable to Human Walking with Exoskeleton....Pages 157-161
A Versatile Neuromuscular Exoskeleton Controller for Gait Assistance: A Preliminary Study on Spinal Cord Injury Patients....Pages 163-167
Introducing a Modular, Personalized Exoskeleton for Ankle and Knee Support of Individuals with a Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 169-173
Towards Exoskeletons with Balance Capacities....Pages 175-179
EMG-Based Detection of User’s Intentions for Human-Machine Shared Control of an Assistive Upper-Limb Exoskeleton....Pages 181-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Safety Standardization of Wearable Robots—The Need for Testing Methods....Pages 189-193
The Potential and Acceptance of Exoskeletons in Industry....Pages 195-199
Wearable Robots: A Legal Analysis....Pages 201-204
A Verification Method for Testing Abrasion in the Use of Restraint Type Personal Care Robots....Pages 205-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Kinematic Comparison of Gait Rehabilitation with Exoskeleton and End-Effector Devices....Pages 213-217
Evaluating the Gait of Lower Limb Prosthesis Users....Pages 219-224
Some Considerations on Benchmarking of Wearable Robots for Mobility....Pages 225-229
Benchmarking Data for Human Walking in Different Scenarios....Pages 231-234
Clinical Gait Assessment in Relation to Benchmarking Robot Locomotion....Pages 235-239
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Attention Level Measurement During Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Through a BMI System....Pages 243-247
Front Matter....Pages 241-241
Detection of Subject’s Intention to Trigger Transitions Between Sit, Stand and Walk with a Lower Limb Exoskeleton....Pages 249-253
The New Generation of Compliant Actuators for Use in Controllable Bio-Inspired Wearable Robots....Pages 255-259
An EMG-informed Model to Evaluate Assistance of the Biomot Compliant Ankle Actuator....Pages 261-265
Tacit Adaptability of a Mechanically Adjustable Compliance and Controllable Equilibrium Position Actuator, a Preliminary Study....Pages 267-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Design and Kinematic Analysis of the Hanyang Exoskeleton Assistive Robot (HEXAR) for Human Synchronized Motion....Pages 275-279
Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Low-Cost Robotic Orthosis for Gait Assistance in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury....Pages 281-285
A Powered Low-Back Exoskeleton for Industrial Handling: Considerations on Controls....Pages 287-291
Efficient Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Human Motion Assistance....Pages 293-297
Active Safety Functions for Industrial Lower Body Exoskeletons: Concept and Assessment....Pages 299-303
SOLEUS: Ankle Foot Orthosis for Space Countermeasure with Immersive Virtual Reality....Pages 305-309
SPEXOR: Spinal Exoskeletal Robot for Low Back Pain Prevention and Vocational Reintegration....Pages 311-315
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
HeSA, Hip Exoskeleton for Superior Assistance....Pages 319-323
SPEXOR: Towards a Passive Spinal Exoskeleton....Pages 325-329
Autonomous Soft Exosuit for Hip Extension Assistance....Pages 331-335
Comparison of Ankle Moment Inspired and Ankle Positive Power Inspired Controllers for a Multi-Articular Soft Exosuit for Walking Assistance....Pages 337-341
Biomechanical Analysis and Inertial Sensing of Ankle Joint While Stepping on an Unanticipated Bump....Pages 343-347
A Novel Approach to Increase Upper Extremity Active Range of Motion for Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Admittance Control: A Preliminary Study....Pages 349-353
Modulation of Knee Range of Motion and Time to Rest in Cerebral Palsy Using Two Forms of Mechanical Stimulation....Pages 355-359
Training Response to Longitudinal Powered Exoskeleton Training for SCI....Pages 361-366
Adaptive Classification of Arbitrary Activities Through Hidden Markov Modeling with Automated Optimal Initialization....Pages 367-371
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Design and Motion Analysis of a Wearable and Portable Hand Exoskeleton....Pages 373-377
Nitiglove: Nitinol-Driven Robotic Glove Used to Assist Therapy for Hand Mobility Recovery....Pages 379-383
3D Printed Arm Exoskeleton for Teleoperation and Manipulation Applications....Pages 385-389
Musculoskeletal Simulation of SOLEUS Ankle Exoskeleton for Countermeasure Exercise in Space....Pages 391-396
Human Gait Feature Detection Using Inertial Sensors Wavelets....Pages 397-401
On the Importance of a Motor Model for the Optimization of SEA-driven Prosthetic Ankles....Pages 403-407
Assessment of a 7-DOF Hand Exoskeleton for Neurorehabilitation....Pages 409-413
Improving the Standing Balance of People with Spinal Cord Injury Through the Use of a Powered Ankle-Foot Orthosis....Pages 415-419
Transparent Mode for Lower Limb Exoskeleton....Pages 421-425
Human-Robot Mutual Force Borrowing and Seamless Leader-Follower Role Switching by Learning and Coordination of Interactive Impedance....Pages 427-432
Upper Limb Exoskeleton Control for Isotropic Sensitivity of Human Arm....Pages 433-437
AUTONOMYO: Design Challenges of Lower Limb Assistive Device for Elderly People, Multiple Sclerosis and Neuromuscular Diseases....Pages 439-443
Passive Lower Back Moment Support in a Wearable Lifting Aid: Counterweight Versus Springs....Pages 445-449