A5056330637- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Risk Perception and Management
- IoT Networks and Protocols
- Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Ethics in medical practice
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Motor Control and Adaptation
University of Edinburgh
2017-2022
National Microelectronics Institute
2018-2022
Heriot-Watt University
2014-2017
This work describes the design, fabrication and initial testing of a Soft Orthotic Physiotherapy Hand Interactive Aid (SOPHIA) for stroke rehabilitation. SOPHIA consists of: 1.) A soft robotic exoskeleton, 2.) microcontroller based control system driven by Brain-Machine Interface (BMI), 3.) sensorised glove passive In contrast to other rehabilitation devices, is first modular prototype that capable three tasks: aiding extension assistive rehabilitation, monitoring patient exercises, guiding...
The oil and gas industry faces increasing pressure to remove people from dangerous offshore environments. Robots present a cost-effective safe method for inspection, repair, maintenance of topside marine infrastructure. In this work, we introduce new multi-sensing platform, the Limpet, which is designed be low-cost highly manufacturable, thus can deployed in huge collectives monitoring platforms. Limpet considered an instrument, where abstract terms, instrument device that transforms...
In this paper, we present the results of deploying first test prototype USMART low cost underwater sensor network in sea trials Fort William, United Kingdom, on 29 June 2018 and 3 July 2018. We demonstrate ever hardware implementation Transmit Delay Allocation MAC (TDA-MAC) protocol for data gathering acoustic networks (UASNs). The show a successful application TDA-MAC to remote environmental monitoring, integrating range nodes developed by universities Heriot-Watt, York, Newcastle...
Public perceptions of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RAI) are important in the acceptance, uptake, government regulation research funding this technology. Recent has shown that public's understanding RAI can be negative or inaccurate. We believe effective public engagement help ensure opinion is better informed. In paper, we describe our first iteration a high throughput in-person activity. use light touch quiz-format survey instrument to integrate in-the-wild participation into...
This paper proposes a novel design of robotic hand exoskeleton device (PMHand) for the purpose aiding post stroke rehabilitation. The main effects on human and current rehabilitation methods their limitations are briefly reviewed. process fabrication full exoskeleton, control system preliminary experimental results presented in detail.
The oil and gas industry faces increasing pressure to remove people from dangerous offshore environments. Robots present a cost-effective safe method for inspection, repair maintenance of topside marine infrastructure. In this work, we introduce new immobile multi-sensing robot, the Limpet, which is designed be low-cost highly manufacturable, thus can deployed in huge collectives monitoring platforms. Limpet considered an instrument, where abstract terms, instrument device that transforms...
Current myoelectric upper limb prostheses do not restore sensory feedback, impairing fine motor control. Mechanotactile feedback restoration with a haptic sleeve may rectify this problem. This randomised crossover within-participant controlled study aimed to assess prototype sleeve's effect on routine grasping tasks performed by eight able-bodied participants. Each participant completed 15 repetitions of the three tasks: Task 1-normal grasp, 2-strong grasp and 3-weak using visual, haptic, or...
Widespread issues in respirator availability and fit have been rendered acutely apparent by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study sought to determine whether personalised 3D printed respirators provide adequate filtration function for healthcare workers through a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT). 50 recruited within NHS Lothian, Scotland, underwent facial scanning or photographic reconstruction produce respirators. The primary outcome measure was quantitative fit-testing FFP3 standard....
Deployment of the Internet Things (IoT) in real industrial scenarios is fraught with unseen challenges and planning intricacies. The inside engineering methodologies behind a successful Industrial IoT (IIoT) setup are seldom discussed. In this paper, we describe systems approach to identify, integrate, deploy different IIoT modules bottom-up manner. process that go from first identifying labelling various assets be monitored, their abstraction integration for given scenario, forms major crux...