{"title":"Development and modelling of a control system of multi-jointed biotechnical objects","authors":"Mikhailov Vladimir, K. Dmitry","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167545","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a system of controlling a biomechanical walking machine. Our approach is quite peculiar because it simultaneously solves the inverse and the direct control problem on the basis of the machine model. At first, using the data about the movement of the machine body the trajectories of the feet movement are calculated; then, using the machine model, leg joints turn angles are determined, as well as the corresponding position of the control components of the gear. After that the direct problem of achieving the desired position by leg joints gears is solved. As a result, leg joints turn and the machine body moves along the required trajectory. All actions are performed by count cycles. The modelling results confirmed the efficiency of the control system.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121162611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stroke-related mild cognitive impairment detection during working memory tasks using EEG signal processing","authors":"N. Al-Qazzaz, S. Ali, S. A. Ahmad, J. Escudero","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167557","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present study was to reveal markers from the electroencephalography (EEG) using approximation entropy (ApEn) and permutation entropy (PerEn). EEGs' of 15 stroke-related patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and 15 control healthy subjects during a working memory (WM) task have EEG artifacts were removed using a wavelet (WT) based method. A t-test (p < 0.05) was used to test the hypothesis that the irregularity (ApEn and PerEn) in MCIs was reduced in comparison with control subjects. ApEn and PerEn showed reduced irregularity in the EEGs of MCI patients. Therefore, ApEn and PerEn could be used as markers associated with MCI detection and identification and the EEG could be a valuable tool for inspecting the background activity in the identification of patients with MCI.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"186 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125838500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic identification of a human-exoskeleton system","authors":"V. Bonnet, S. Mohammed, Randa Mallat, M. Khalil","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167541","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167541","url":null,"abstract":"Body segment inertial parameters of an exoskeleton and human being are of crucial importance for the development of model-based controllers and for the monitoring of rehabilitation processes. These parameters are usually provided using Computer Aided Design (CAD) models or averaged Anthropometric Tables (AT) for human. However, CAD models are often not sufficiently accurate and particularly if the robot is interacting with the environment, also the use of AT for inertial parameters estimation concerns only variations within a relatively small category of subjects. Thus, robust and simple to use identification methods based on kinematic and dynamometric measurements should be developed. In this paper, an identification model of both the human locomotor apparatus and an exoskeleton system is proposed. The proposed approach is able to estimate accurately and with physical consistency the individual mass, center of mass and inertia tensor elements of each segment of both models. The method is validated in simulation with the Exoskeletal Robotic Orthotics for Walking Assistance (E-ROWA) exoskeleton.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128238910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The emerging field of clinical Bioinformatics: Infrastructure, analytical tools, and knowledge bases","authors":"M. Abouelhoda","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167566","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167566","url":null,"abstract":"The availability of cost effective and fast genome sequencing techniques has paved the way for a personalized medical practice. The new sequencing technology produces huge datasets with different characteristics and the analysis has evolved from a single program to a workflow of tens of analytical steps, starting from the analysis of raw data until generating clinical reports. The mix between big data, analysis workflows, and clinical requirements has shaped the field of clinical bioinformatics. In this paper, we review the basic components of this field, including computational infrastructure, analytical workflows, and knowledge bases for interpretation of results and for reaching clinical decisions.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116297487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Nasr, O. Falou, Ahmad Shahin, L. Wirtzfeld, E. Berndl, Michael C. Kolios
{"title":"A preliminary study of the mean scatterer spacing estimation from pellets using wavelet-based cepstral analysis","authors":"R. Nasr, O. Falou, Ahmad Shahin, L. Wirtzfeld, E. Berndl, Michael C. Kolios","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167569","url":null,"abstract":"Ultrasonic backscatteredsignals contain information regarding the scatterer structures of the imaged biological tissues; a uniform scatterer distribution could be represented by periodicities in the backscattered signals. This work aims to characterize these scatterer periodicities using wavelet improved cepstral analysis. This technique was tested on simulated ultrasound signals, where the periodicity was clearly visible. Simulation results indicate that this technique can effectively determine the value of the scatterer spacing. The technique was then tested on a HT-29 cell pellet, where the estimated scatterer spacing was found to be 17.67 ± 3.85 μm. Future work includes improving the technique with the aim of accurately estimating the mean scatterer spacing in tissues.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128334687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards using blockchain technology for eHealth data access management","authors":"N. Rifi, E. Rachkidi, N. Agoulmine, N. Taher","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167555","url":null,"abstract":"eHealth is a technology that is growing in importance over time, varying from remote access to Medical Records, such as Electronic Health Records (EHR), or Electronic Medical Records (EMR), to real-time data exchange from different on-body sensors coming from different patients. With this huge amount of critical data being exchanged, problems and challenges arise. Privacy and confidentiality of this critical medical data are of high concern to the patients and authorized persons to use this data. On the other hand, scalability and interoperability are also important problems that should be considered in the final solution. This paper illustrates the specific problems and highlights the benefits of the blockchain technology for the deployment of a secure and a scalable solution for medical data exchange in order to have the best performance possible.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133666522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Khoury, Ahmad Diab, V. Carriou, J. Laforêt, S. Boudaoud
{"title":"Precise assessment of HD-sEMG grid misalignment using nonlinear correlation","authors":"R. Khoury, Ahmad Diab, V. Carriou, J. Laforêt, S. Boudaoud","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167533","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to perform a precise assessment of the misalignment of high-density surface electromyogram (HD-sEMG) grid according to its rotation with the muscle fibers. For this purpose, a generic and quantitative method was used in this study, namely the nonlinear correlation coefficient (h2) that is widely applied in connectivity and directionality of stochastic and complex signals. This approach is applied on simulated data through an (8×8) simulated electrode matrix placed on the simulated Biceps Brachii using a multilayered cylindrical model (muscle, fat tissue and skin tissue). Simulations with 5 different anatomies and 5 different motor unit recruitment patterns were computed at three constant contractions levels 20%, 40%, and 60% of the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) for grid rotation from −10° to 10°, with a step of one degree according to muscle fibers. The obtained results show an important sensitivity of the nonlinear correlation parameter, namely the mean of the image matrix value, to the grid rotation angle. Furthermore, this parameter seems to be also sensitive to the contraction level and muscle anatomy.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130486074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Proposal of a health monitoring system for continuous care","authors":"Nawras Georgi, R. Le Bouquin Jeannès","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167548","url":null,"abstract":"Internet of Things is a growing market. Given the keen interest wide public is showing, manufacturers keep launching new models and types each day, trying to connect the real world to Internet. However, while trying to connect everything in our life, manufacturers are facing new challenges that may impact this market growth. In this work, we tackle these challenges and how we can face them by proposing a health monitoring system able to ensure a continuity of care between the home and the hospital in spite of sensors heterogeneity.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131001307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating teager operator in pulse decomposition analysis","authors":"Mohannad K. Sabir, R. A. Hameed, M. R. Ibraheem","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167556","url":null,"abstract":"Single finger sensor can be used to get the blood pressure and the heart rate by decomposing the heart pulse into its basic components. Pulse pressure appears to be a sensitive, as well as a specific marker for the detection of hemorrhage; one of the leading causes of death in trauma cases. The proposed approach is to decompose the arterial pulse into its basic components by applying the Teager operator instead of using many equipment and cables. All the components of the decomposed pulse are then measured by applying autocorrelation function algorithm. The results of the proposed approach were very encouraging, compared to other classical procedures of pulse decomposition[1].","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131152714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Shaib, M. Rashid, L. Hamawy, M. Arnout, I. Majzoub, A. Zaylaa
{"title":"Advanced portable preterm baby incubator","authors":"M. Shaib, M. Rashid, L. Hamawy, M. Arnout, I. Majzoub, A. Zaylaa","doi":"10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICABME.2017.8167522","url":null,"abstract":"Nearly 20 million premature and Low Birth Weight infants are born each year in developing countries, 4 million die within their first month. These deaths occur due to the unavailability or unreliability of traditional incubators. Moreover, although Telemedicine is helpful in rural areas, the shortage of healthcare providers have made it inaccessible in both basic healthcare. Thereby, traditional preterm baby and low-birth weight incubators and therapeutic techniques lack Telemedicine communication and feedback. The aim of our project is to develop an advanced portable and wireless-base incubator. We tend to provide an affordable, feasible, patient friendly and reliable premature baby incubator especially in low-income countries. The project focuses on the premature babies in the third trimester of pregnancy. The design is based on Wi-Fi and infrared technologies that measure the essential parameters that must be controlled for preemies. These parameters include the heart rate, oxygen level in the blood and temperature. Results showed the advanced design building blocks. The response of the generated power-voltage proves that the power can be regulated by the voltage. The thermal isolation can decrease the thermal lose and increase the time needed to drop temperature 6 times. In the room temperature of premature infant, 20° C and 45° C, the resistance decreases from 12.69 kQ to 4.82 kü. The voltage and the temperature were inversely proportional. The heaters were efficient when tested on water. One of the major advantages of the device is that it surpasses existing techniques. As a future prospect more electronic components needs to be tested and features needs to be extracted.","PeriodicalId":426559,"journal":{"name":"2017 Fourth International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME)","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115904395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}