5 papers
DRBA: Dynamic Robotic Balance Assistant -- An assist-as-needed gait and balance rehabilitation robot for versatile training
Yifan Wang, Li Li, Youlong Wang +9
The decline of human balance control due to aging and pathological conditions increases fall risk, a major concern in geriatric care and rehabilitation. Gait training is essential…
Beyond Heuristics: A Standardized Real2Sim Pipeline for Physical Human Robot Interaction in Human-in-the-Loop Simulation
Chengyuan Yang, Yifan Wang, Chun Kwang Tan +5
The aging global population drives demand for assistive robots, yet the safety risks and costs of physical testing make Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) simulation an attractive alternativ…
A Human-In-The-Loop Simulation Framework for Evaluating Control Strategies in Gait Assistive Robots
Yifan Wang, Sherwin Stephen Chan, Mingyuan Lei +4
As the global population ages, effective rehabilitation and mobility aids will become increasingly critical. Gait assistive robots are promising solutions, but designing adaptable…
Simulating Safe Bite Transfer in Robot-Assisted Feeding with a Soft Head and Articulated Jaw
Yi Heng San, Vasanthamaran Ravichandram, J-Anne Yow +3
Ensuring safe and comfortable bite transfer during robot-assisted feeding is challenging due to the close physical human-robot interaction required. This paper presents a novel app…
Personalised 3D Human Digital Twin with Soft-Body Feet for Walking Simulation
Kum Yew Loke, Sherwin Stephen Chan, Mingyuan Lei +3
With the increasing use of assistive robots in rehabilitation and assisted mobility of human patients, there has been a need for a deeper understanding of human-robot interactions…