A5035875731- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Robotic Locomotion and Control
- Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Biomedical and Engineering Education
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Quality and Safety in Healthcare
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Sports Performance and Training
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Robotics and Automated Systems
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2015-2024
Instituto Cajal
2015-2024
Centre for Automation and Robotics
2009-2024
Servicio de Salud de Castilla La Mancha
2017
Unidades Centrales Científico-Técnicas
2015
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
2013
Roma Tre University
2008-2009
Inertial measurement units (IMUs) have a long-lasting popularity in variety of industrial applications from navigation systems to guidance and robotics. Their use clinical practice is now becoming more common, thanks miniaturization the ability integrate on-board computational decision-support features. IMU-based gait analysis paradigm this evolving process, study its for assessment Parkinson's disease (PD) comprehensively analyzed. Data coming 25 individuals with different levels PD...
The motor system may rely on a modular organization (muscle synergies activated in time) to execute different tasks. We investigated the common control features of walking and cycling healthy humans from perspective muscle synergies. Three hypotheses were tested: 1) extracted trials are similar those during cycling; 2) one these tasks can be used mathematically reconstruct electromyographic (EMG) patterns other task; 3) result merging walking. A secondary objective was identify speed (and...
Wearable robots (WRs) are increasingly moving out of the labs towards real-world applications. In order for WRs to be effectively and widely adopted by end-users, a common benchmarking framework needs established. this article, we outline perspectives that in our opinion main determinants endeavour, exemplify complex landscape into three areas. The first perspective is related quantifying technical performance device physical impact on user. second one refers understanding user's perceptual,...
Exoskeletons are becoming the reference technology for assistance and augmentation of human motor functions in a wide range application domains. Unfortunately, exponential growth this sector has not been accompanied by rigorous risk assessment (RA) process, which is necessary to identify major aspects concerning safety impact new on humans. This situation may seriously hamper market uptake products. paper presents results survey that was circulated understand how hazards considered...
In the field of robotics, there is a growing awareness importance benchmarking [1], [2]. Benchmarking not only allows assessment and comparison performance different technologies but also defines supports standardization regulation processes during their introduction to market. Its has been recently emphasized by adoption technology readiness levels (TRLs) in Horizon 2020 information communication European Union as an important guideline assess when can shift from one TRL other. The...
Humans can efficiently walk across a large variety of terrains and locomotion conditions with little or no mental effort. It has been hypothesized that the nervous system simplifies neuromuscular control by using muscle synergies, thus organizing multi-muscle activity into small number coordinative co-activation modules. In present study we investigated how modularity is structured repertoire including five different speeds ground elevations. For this have used non-negative matrix...
Background: After incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI), patients suffer important sensorimotor impairments, such as abnormal locomotion patterns and spasticity. Complementary to current clinical diagnostic procedures, the analysis of muscle synergies has emerged a promising tool study coordination, which plays major role in control multi-limb functional movements. Objective: Based on recent findings suggesting that walking cycling share similar synergistic control, during might be explored...
Abstract Cumulative back muscle fatigue plays a role in the occurrence of low-back injuries occupations that require repetitive lifting heavy loads and working forward leaning postures. Lift-support exoskeletons have potential to reduce hip activity, thereby delaying onset these muscles. Therefore, are being considered potentially important tool further workload-related injuries. However, today no standards been established on how benchmark support level lift-support exoskeletons. This work...
In this paper, we first discuss the challenges related to habitat monitoring and review possible robotic solutions. Then, propose a framework perform terrestrial exploiting mobility of legged systems. The idea is provide robot with Natural Intelligence introduced as combination environment in which it moves, intelligence embedded design its body, algorithms composing mind. This approach aims solve deploying robots real natural environments, such irregular rough terrains, long-lasting...