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Analysis of Forces Exerted by Shoulder and Elbow Fabric-based Pneumatic Actuators for Pediatric Exosuits
Mehrnoosh Ayazi, Ipsita Sahin, Caio Mucchiani +2
To enhance pediatric exosuit design, it is crucial to assess the actuator-generated forces. This work evaluates the contact forces exerted by soft fabric-based pneumatic actuators…
Force Profiling of a Shoulder Bidirectional Fabric-based Pneumatic Actuator for a Pediatric Exosuit
Mehrnoosh Ayazi, Ipsita Sahin, Caio Mucchiani +2
This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the contact force profile of a single-cell bidirectional soft pneumatic actuator, specifically designed to aid in the abduction and…
Robust Generalized Proportional Integral Control for Trajectory Tracking of Soft Actuators in a Pediatric Wearable Assistive Device
Caio Mucchiani, Zhichao Liu, Ipsita Sahin +2
Soft robotics hold promise in the development of safe yet powered assistive wearable devices for infants. Key to this is the development of closed-loop controllers that can help re…
A Fabric-based Pneumatic Actuator for the Infant Elbow: Design and Comparative Kinematic Analysis
Ipsita Sahin, Mehrnoosh Ayazi, Caio Mucchiani +3
This paper focuses on the design and systematic evaluation of fabric-based, bellow-type soft pneumatic actuators to assist with flexion and extension of the elbow, intended for use…
BabyNet: A Lightweight Network for Infant Reaching Action Recognition in Unconstrained Environments to Support Future Pediatric Rehabilitation Applications
Amel Dechemi, Vikarn Bhakri, Ipsita Sahin +6
Action recognition is an important component to improve autonomy of physical rehabilitation devices, such as wearable robotic exoskeletons. Existing human action recognition algori…
A Bidirectional Fabric-based Pneumatic Actuator for the Infant Shoulder: Design and Comparative Kinematic Analysis
Ipsita Sahin, Jared Dube, Caio Mucchiani +2
This paper presents the design and assessment of a fabric-based soft pneumatic actuator with low pressurization requirements for actuation making it suitable for upper extremity as…
Closed-loop Position Control of a Pediatric Soft Robotic Wearable Device for Upper Extremity Assistance
Caio Mucchiani, Zhichao Liu, Ipsita Sahin +4
This work focuses on closed-loop control based on proprioceptive feedback for a pneumatically-actuated soft wearable device aimed at future support of infant reaching tasks. The de…