ChatGPT in Education: Empowering Educators through Methods for Recognition and Assessment

ChatGPT is widely used among students, a situation that challenges educators. The current paper presents two strategies that do not push educators into a defensive role but can empower them. Firstly, we show, based on statistical analysis, that ChatGPT use can be recognized from certain keywords such as ‘delves’ and ‘crucial’. This insight...

A structured overview of trends and technologies used in dynamic hand orthoses

The development of dynamic hand orthoses is a fast-growing field of research and has resulted in many different devices. A large and diverse solution space is formed by the various mechatronic components which are used in these devices. They are the result of making complex design choices within the constraints imposed by the application, the...

Non-invasive control interfaces for intention detection in active movement-assistive devices

Active movement-assistive devices aim to increase the quality of life for patients with neuromusculoskeletal disorders. This technology requires interaction between the user and the device through a control interface that detects the user’s movement intention. Researchers have explored a wide variety of invasive and non-invasive control...

A novel self-aligning mechanism to decouple force and torques for a planar exoskeleton joint

The design of exoskeletons is a popular and promising area of research both for restoring lost function and rehabilitation, and for augmentation in military and industrial applications. A major practical challenge to the comfort and usability for exoskeletons is the need to avoid misalignment of the exoskeletal joint with the underlying human...

Evaluation of EMG, force and joystick as control interfaces for active arm supports

Background: The performance capabilities and limitations of control interfaces for the operation of active movement-assistive devices remain unclear. Selecting an optimal interface for an application requires a thorough understanding of the performance of multiple control interfaces. Methods: In this study the performance of EMG-, force- and...

An explorative, cross-sectional study into abnormal muscular coupling during reach in chronic stroke patients

Background: In many stroke patients arm function is limited, which can be related to an abnormal coupling between shoulder and elbow joints. The extent to which this can be translated to activities of daily life (ADL), in terms of muscle activation during ADL-like movements, is rather unknown. Therefore, the present study examined the occurrence...

Analysis of reflex modulation with a biologically realistic neural network

Integrating a biological neural network into a musculoskeletal model to analyse postural control reflex modulation

The neuromusculoskeletal model of this study was built to better understand the mechanisms behind negative position and velocity feedback gains as identified in human postural control (Van der Helm et al.,2002). Specifically, causes were sought which could explain: a) why Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) patients with tonic dystonia are unable...

Simulatie van Multifasestroming in Pijpleidingen. Aanpak met behulp van " Discrete Element Modelling" als basis voor slijtageonderzoek

Simulatie van Multifasestroming in Pijpleidingen. Aanpak met behulp van " Discrete Element Modelling" als basis voor slijtageonderzoek (summary)