Design and Validation of a 2-DoF Force-Controlled Finger Skin Stretch Device for Hand Rehabilitation

The provision of somatosensory information may play a fundamental role in the recovery of stroke patients. Particularly, tactile information is known to influence motor control by contributing to the perception of the weight, friction, and slip condition of objects. Despite this, the inclusion of tactile information through haptic rendering in...

SereniSleeve - Designing Shape Memory Based Wearables for Anxiety Modulation

Anxiety is a natural “fight-or-flight” response that everybody experiences to perceived stress or threat. Even though it is a natural response, some individuals struggle with managing their anxiety levels in a healthy manner. Prolonged exposure to high anxiety states can lead to clinical anxiety disorders that negatively impact the quality of...

Your personal Ellis: A customizable bionic arm prosthesis

This master thesis explores multiple important aspects for the design of an osseointegrated bionic arm prosthesis such as customizability, modularity and aesthetics and can serve as a stepping stone in the development of this bionic arm prosthesis called ‘Ellis’.

Quantifying Feedback Modality Contributions for a Haptic Glove in VR Assembly

An integral part of creating compelling and useful immersive virtual environments is the presence of haptic feedback, where both kinesthetic and cutaneous feedback convey unique information critical to object handling and manipulation. State-of-the-art haptic gloves are broadening the workspace and degrees of freedom for hand motion in VR,...