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Chapter and Conference Paper
Powered Smart Textile-Based Exoskeleton for Human Support Movement
Industrial environments require people’s physical efforts related to excessive force, poor posture, and repetitive tasks that increase the risk of develo** musculoskeletal diseases. Due to the high prevalenc...
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Chapter
Smart Roofs System: Moisture and Temperature Monitoring on Smart Roofs
Rooftop materials are fast evolving to provide superior user comfort and advantageous product life cycles, but current commercial waterproofing solutions are confronted with persistent quality anomalies that a...
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Article
Open AccessSocial and economic value of Portuguese community pharmacies in health care
Community pharmacies are major contributors to health care systems across the world. Several studies have been conducted to evaluate community pharmacies services in health care. The purpose of this study was ...
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Article
A sensory-driven controller for quadruped locomotion
Locomotion of quadruped robots has not yet achieved the harmony, flexibility, efficiency and robustness of its biological counterparts. Biological research showed that spinal reflexes are crucial for a success...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Review of Control Strategies for Lower Limb Prostheses
Each year thousands of people lose their lower limbs, mainly due to three causes: wars, accidents and vascular diseases. The development of prostheses is crucial to improve the quality of millions of people’s ...
