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Chapter and Conference Paper
Electrotactile Stimulation, A New Feedback Channel for First Responders
This paper presents the early results of research aiming to develop a novel system for unobtrusive and intuitive electrotactile feedback for first responders. The system leverages the multi-pad stimulation te...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Predictive Framework of Human Locomotion Based on Neuromuscular Primitives and Modeling
Synthesizing human movement in computational neuro-mechanical models is a complex problem. In this study, we describe a predictive framework that combines computational models of neural, sensory and mechanical...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
TMR Improves Performance of Compensatory Tracking Using Myoelectric Control
We explored the performance of a glenohumeral TMR (targeted muscle reinnervation) patient in controlling the activity of two reinnervated muscles of the chest and back during a compensatory tracking task that ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Dynamic Stimulation Patterns for Conveying Proprioceptive Information from Multi-DOF Prosthesis
The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of the amputees to understand and identify proprioceptive feedback information presented by a set of dynamic stimulation patterns. The feedback relied on sp...
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Article
Open AccessProportional estimation of finger movements from high-density surface electromyography
The importance to restore the hand function following an injury/disease of the nervous system led to the development of novel rehabilitation interventions. Surface electromyography can be used to create a user...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
MAXSENS: A Flexible Matrix Electrode for Sensory Substitution
We describe a new electrical stimulation system for sensory substitution. The system comprises a programmable stimulator and a flexible 4x3 multi-pad electrode with concentric fields suitable for the stimulati...
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Article
Electrical stimulation for the suppression of pathological tremor
Pathological tremor is manifested as an involuntary oscillation of one or more body parts. Tremor greatly decreases the quality of life and often prevents the patient from performing daily activities. We hypot...
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Open AccessCognitive vision system for control of dexterous prosthetic hands: Experimental evaluation
Dexterous prosthetic hands that were developed recently, such as SmartHand and i-LIMB, are highly sophisticated; they have individually controllable fingers and the thumb that is able to abduct/adduct. This fl...
