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Buetler, Karin A. (author), Penalver-Andres, Joaquin (author), Özen, Özhan (author), Ferriroli, Luca (author), Müri, René M. (author), Cazzoli, Dario (author), Marchal Crespo, L. (author)To offer engaging neurorehabilitation training to neurologic patients, motor tasks are often visualized in virtual reality (VR). Recently introduced head-mounted displays (HMDs) allow to realistically mimic the body of the user from a first-person perspective (i.e., avatar) in a highly immersive VR environment. In this immersive environment,...journal article 2022
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Reed, Emily A. (author), Bogdan, Paul (author), Gonçalves Melo Pequito, S.D. (author)Assessing the stability of biological system models has aided in uncovering a plethora of new insights in genetics, neuroscience, and medicine. In this paper, we focus on analyzing the stability of neurological signals, including electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. Interestingly, spatiotemporal discrete-time linear fractional-order systems ...journal article 2022
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Booij, M.J. (author), van Royen, B. J. (author), Nolte, P. A. (author), Twisk, J. W.R. (author), Harlaar, J. (author), van den Noort, J. C. (author)Background: Gait adaptability is of utmost importance for keeping balance during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis, also after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aims of this explorative study are: (1) assess the effect of age, knee osteoarthritis and TKA on gait adaptability; (2) assess changes in gait adaptability pre-to post-TKA...journal article 2022
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Özen, Özhan (author), Buetler, Karin A. (author), Marchal Crespo, L. (author)BACKGROUND: Current robot-aided training allows for high-intensity training but might hamper the transfer of learned skills to real daily tasks. Many of these tasks, e.g., carrying a cup of coffee, require manipulating objects with complex dynamics. Thus, the absence of somatosensory information regarding the interaction with virtual objects...journal article 2022
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Staps, Sam (author)Conventional steering systems in passenger vehicles have a mechanically fixed steering ratio. The steering sensitivity, defined as the amount of vehicle response to the driver's steering wheel input, remains fixed with changing road environments. Research has shown that driving comfort and safety can be improved when the vehicle's steering...master thesis 2021
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van de Ruit, M.L. (author), Mugge, W. (author), Cavallo, Gaia (author), Lataire, John (author), Ludvig, Daniel (author), Schouten, A.C. (author)Accurate and swift tuning of joint impedance is crucial to perform movement and interaction with our environment. Time-varying system identification enables quantification of joint impedance during movement. Many methods have been developed over the years, each with their own mathematical approach and underlying assumptions. Yet, for the...journal article 2021
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Angelini, Franco (author), Bianchi, Matteo (author), Garabini, Manolo (author), Bicchi, Antonio (author), Della Santina, C. (author)The synergy between musculoskeletal and central nervous systems empowers humans to achieve a high level of motor performance, which is still unmatched in bio-inspired robotic systems. Literature already presents a wide range of robots that mimic the human body. However, under a control point of view, substantial advancements are still needed...conference paper 2021
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Averta, Giuseppe (author), Arapi, Visar (author), Bicchi, Antonio (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Bianchi, Matteo (author)The need for users’ safety and technology acceptability has incredibly increased with the deployment of co-bots physically interacting with humans in industrial settings, and for people assistance. A well-studied approach to meet these requirements is to ensure human-like robot motions and interactions. In this manuscript, we present a...book chapter 2021
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Vardalakis, Nikolaos (author)Electroencephalography (EEG) source localization has been applied in the development of braincomputer interfaces to control hand prostheses. When performing fine movements, our brain uses sensory feedback regarding position, velocity, and force to improve performance. Understanding the cortical mechanisms underlying individual finger movements...master thesis 2020
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Angelini, Franco (author), Della Santina, C. (author), Garabini, Manolo (author), Bianchi, Matteo (author), Bicchi, Antonio (author)Human beings can achieve a high level of motor performance that is still unmatched in robotic systems. These capabilities can be ascribed to two main enabling factors: (i) the physical proprieties of human musculoskeletal system, and (ii) the effectiveness of the control operated by the central nervous system. Regarding point (i), the...journal article 2020
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del Valle Hidalgo, Alejandro (author)Reflexes and co-contraction are the two mechanisms used for effective limb control when humans face unexpected perturbations in their daily activities. When the environment has reduced stability margins, reflexes are tempered due to the oscillations caused by the neural time delay of the reflexive pathways. An explanation is that reflexes adapt...master thesis 2019
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Oudenhoven, Laura M. (author), van der Krogt, Marjolein M. (author), Romei, Marianna (author), van Schie, Petra E.M. (author), van de Pol, Laura A. (author), van Ouwerkerk, Willem J.R. (author), Harlaar, J. (author), Buizer, Annemieke I. (author)Objective: To identify factors associated with long-term improvement in gait in children after selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR). Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: University medical center. Participants: Children (N=36) (age 4-13y) with spastic diplegia of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I (n=14), II (n=15)...journal article 2019
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Sreenivasa, Manish (author), Valero-Cuevas, Francisco J. (author), Tresch, Matthew (author), Nakamura, Yoshihiko (author), Schouten, A.C. (author), Sartori, Massimo (author)The motivation behind this research topic was to cut across conventional boundaries that separate movement neuroscience, biomechanics, and robotics. The aim was to underscore that brain and body collaborate to produce behavior in biological organisms. While this is a simple idea, compartmentalization in education and science has often...contribution to periodical 2019
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Booth, Adam T.C. (author), van der Krogt, Marjolein M. (author), Harlaar, J. (author), Dominici, Nadia (author), Buizer, Annemieke I. (author)Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often show impaired selective motor control (SMC) that induces limitations in motor function. Children with CP can improve aspects of pathological gait in an immediate response to visual biofeedback. It is not known, however, how these gait adaptations are achieved at the neural level, nor do we...journal article 2019
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Kraaijevanger, Sven (author)Joint impedance describes the dynamic resistance of a joint in response to position perturbations. Joint impedance is known to vary nonlinearly during movement caused by varying joint angle and muscle activation. The nonlinear behaviour can be described using linear time-varying models under certain assumption. Recently a number of time-varying...master thesis 2018
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Geers, Matthijs (author)The automation of replanting seedlings into bigger trays (transplanting) has been a major industrialisation step in the horticultural sector. Modern machines are abundant in large companies and are quite effective, but they are very expensive both in purchase and maintenance. With major clients taking these costs for granted, designers have not...master thesis 2018
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Roest, Tobias (author), Bout, Jelle (author)In this thesis the implementation of Field Oriented Control in the car of the NUON Solar Team will be discussed. The team decided to do research into the possibilities of a custom motor controller, and this thesis covers the beginning of that process. First a comparison between different control methods is made, and sensorless FOC is decided as...bachelor thesis 2018
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Buist, Declan (author), Salzmann, Elke (author)This thesis is about the simulation of the permanent magnet motors of the Nuna Solar Car in order to find their fundamental motor parameters. These parameters can then be used in a Field-Oriented control algorithm to be used in a new motorcontroller for the team. A finite element analysis is done on the two current motors of the Nuna solar car,...bachelor thesis 2018
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Mirakhorlo, M. (author), Maas, H. (author), Veeger, H.E.J. (author)Aging has consequences for hand motor control, among others affecting finger force enslaving during static pressing tasks. The aim of this study was to assess whether the extent of finger force enslaving changes with aging during a task that involves both static and dynamic phases. Ten right-handed young (22–30 years) and ten elderly subjects...journal article 2018
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van de Ruit, M.L. (author), Cavallo, Gaia (author), Lataire, John (author), van der Helm, F.C.T. (author), Mugge, W. (author), van Wingerden, J.W. (author), Schouten, A.C. (author)During movements, humans continuously regulate their joint impedance to minimize control effort and optimize performance. Joint impedance describes the relationship between a joint's position and torque acting around the joint. Joint impedance varies with joint angle and muscle activation and differs from trial-to-trial due to inherent...journal article 2018
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