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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3532156

Leonardo Cappello;Daniele Guarnera

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3539974

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IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics Publication Information 电气和电子工程师学会《医用机器人与仿生学论文集》（IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics）出版信息

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3539970

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3539972

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Selecting Muscles for Detection of Upper-Limb Compensatory Movements Using s-EMG Sensors 利用 s-EMG 传感器选择用于检测上肢补偿运动的肌肉

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3531015

Mahshad Berjis;Marie-Eve LeBel;Daniel J. Lizotte;Ana Luisa Trejos

{"title":"Selecting Muscles for Detection of Upper-Limb Compensatory Movements Using s-EMG Sensors","authors":"Mahshad Berjis;Marie-Eve LeBel;Daniel J. Lizotte;Ana Luisa Trejos","doi":"10.1109/TMRB.2025.3531015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2025.3531015","url":null,"abstract":"Patients with upper-limb injuries often use compensatory movements to overcome limitations in range of motion, which can lead to additional injury if not corrected early within a rehabilitation program. Although automatic detection of compensatory movements has been studied in the literature, the impact of sensor locations on detection performance has not been previously explored. To investigate how sensor locations affect the ability to automatically detect compensatory movements of the upper limb, sixteen surface electromyography sensors were placed on key muscles involved in these movements. Thirty-one healthy participants performed a door-opening task in three conditions: without elbow restrictions (healthy pattern), and two conditions with limited elbow range of motion (60° of flexion-full flexion and 30°–80° of flexion to simulate injury). Statistical analyses identified sensor locations with significant differences between the conditions. Support vector machine classifiers demonstrated notably higher performance using data from six sensors on the middle deltoid, the upper trapezius, the latissimus dorsi, the external obliques, and the erector abdominis. This study highlights the importance of thoughtful muscle selection for effective automatic detection and correction of upper-limb compensatory movements, which is crucial for a wearable mechatronic device to be effective in improving the movement quality of patients.","PeriodicalId":73318,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics","volume":"7 1","pages":"164-170"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529868","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}

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The Study of Dexterous Hand Manipulation: A Synergy-Based Complexity Index 灵巧手部操作研究：基于协同作用的复杂性指数

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-17 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3531006

A. Michael West;Federico Tessari;Margaret Wang;Neville Hogan

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Magnetorheological-Elastomer-Based and Hydraulically Steerable Actuator for Micro Guidewire and Catheter

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-13 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527718

Min Sung Kim;Chan Young Park;Doo Yong Lee

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Preliminary Evaluation of a Soft Wearable Robot for Shoulder Movement Assistance

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527708

Lorenzo Campioni;Gianluca Dimonte;Giorgia Sciarrone;Gabriele Righi;Conor Walsh;Marta Gandolla;Giulio Del Popolo;Silvestro Micera;Tommaso Proietti

{"title":"Preliminary Evaluation of a Soft Wearable Robot for Shoulder Movement Assistance","authors":"Lorenzo Campioni;Gianluca Dimonte;Giorgia Sciarrone;Gabriele Righi;Conor Walsh;Marta Gandolla;Giulio Del Popolo;Silvestro Micera;Tommaso Proietti","doi":"10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527708","url":null,"abstract":"Spinal cord injuries (SCI) often lead to upper limb impairment, necessitating innovative solutions for daily assistance beyond traditional rigid robotics due to their impractical weight and size. Despite still preliminary, soft wearables are arising as a possible solution to fill this gap. Here, we demonstrated an enhanced version of a soft inflatable robot that assists the shoulder against gravity, previously tested with different neurological conditions. Noteworthy improvements include a single-layer actuator, simplifying manufacturing, a built-in bending angle and a nylon hammock, for better armpit conformity. We characterized the actuator (approximately <inline-formula> <tex-math>$8 Nm$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 90° at <inline-formula> <tex-math>$70 kPa$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and demonstrated its good transparency, both from a kinematic and a muscular standpoint. Then, on 11 healthy individuals, we showed reductions in shoulder muscle activity (both at the anterior and middle deltoid) while performing a lift and hold task, ranging from 16% to almost 60% of the maximum voluntary contraction. More importantly, we confirmed these effects on two SCI individuals SCI, at two different stages of recovery. While preliminary, considering the limited exploration of soft wearable robots for the shoulder in SCI cases, this is a significant advancement playing an important role in the development of future soft technology for SCI assistance.","PeriodicalId":73318,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics","volume":"7 1","pages":"315-324"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10835215","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Accelerated Gradient-Based Neuroadaptive Synchronization Control for Antagonistic PAM Robot Hands With Obstacle Avoidance and Motion Constraints

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527695

Tong Yang;Yuexuan Xu;Yongchun Fang;David Navarro-Alarcon;Song Men;Ning Sun

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Design and Mechanics of Active Needles: A Review

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IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics Pub Date : 2025-01-09 DOI: 10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527705

Sujin Yu;Yuri Lim;Soomin Kim;Seok Chang Ryu

{"title":"Design and Mechanics of Active Needles: A Review","authors":"Sujin Yu;Yuri Lim;Soomin Kim;Seok Chang Ryu","doi":"10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TMRB.2025.3527705","url":null,"abstract":"Steerable needles have been extensively studied in the medical robotics society for the past two decades, evolving from passive needles to active ones that enable independent motion at their distal tip via robotics technology. Extensive design and actuation options have been proposed for the more capable active needles, followed by a few studies on their path-planning and control techniques; however, no commercial systems are available for the clinical environment yet despite their clear benefit, i.e., improved steerability and versatility compared to the other existing types of needles. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art steerable needle studies to identify research gaps and aims to deepen understanding the mechanics of active needles in soft tissue, which is critical for design optimization, precise control, and preoperative planning but currently remains unclear. To simplify the analysis, this review suggests separating the mechanics of an active needle into two parts: one for each of the tip and the shaft, where the shaft can be understood similarly to the passive needle whose mechanics has been thoroughly studied compared to the active one. Therefore, investigating the tip mechanics, including tissue properties, tip loadings, and tip kinematics, can lead to the complete understanding of active needle mechanics, the next challenges.","PeriodicalId":73318,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on medical robotics and bionics","volume":"7 1","pages":"189-199"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143521532","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}

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