Program (WTh5) - June 5, 2014
09:00-09:15
Introduction by RoboAssist 2014 organizers
Nicola Vitiello, Samer Mohammed and Juan C. Moreno
Session 1
09:15-09:40
Invited talk #1:
Concept of a Novel Soft Wearable Robot for Gait Rehabilitation
Robert Riener, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
09:40-10:05
Invited talk #2:
On the use of adaptable compliant actuators in prosthetics, rehabilitation
and assistive robotics
Dirk Lefeber, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
10:05-10:30
Invited talk #3:
Wearable exoskeletons to reduce human effort in walking
Herman van der Kooij, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break
Session 2
10:50-11:15
Invited talk #4:
LENAR: a non-anthropomorphic powered orthosis for gait rehabilitation
and assistance
Dino Accoto, Università Campus Biomedico di Roma, Italy
11:15-11:40
Invited talk #5:
Sensor and Control Concepts for Neuro-Interface Prosthetic Devices
Thomas Schauer, Technische Universtät Berlin, Germany
11:40-12:05
Invited talk #6:
BALANCE: Supporting postural balance through an exoskeleton
Jan Veneman, Tecnalia, Spain
12:05-12:30
Invited talk #7:
Wearable LL robots for functional compensation and gait training: application scenarios
José L. Pons, CSIC, Spain
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Session 3
14:00 - 14:25
Invited talk #8:
Transcutaneous neuroprostheses for hybrid robotic applications
Thierry Keller, Tecnalia, Spain
14:25-14:50
Invited talk #9:
Realization of desired impedance in robotic applications through position feedback control
Sehoon Oh, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
14:50-15:15
Invited talk #10:
Control Methods and Controller Structures for Assisting Humans by Robots
Kyoungchul Kong, Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
15:15-15:30
Poster Session I: M. Moltedo et al. - T. Boaventura et al. - F. Burget et al.
15:30-15:50
Coffee Break
Session 4
15:50-16:15
Invited talk #11:
Next generation soft wearable robots
Conor Walsh, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, USA
16:15-16:30
Poster Session II: H. In et al. - M. Mallwitz et al. - A. Calanca et al.
16:30-16:45
Conclusions, future activities
Nicola Vitiello, Samer Mohammed and Juan C. Moreno
Posters
Poster #1:
Marta Moltedo, Karen Junius, Tomislav Baček, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Title: On the use of compliant actuators with parallel springs for wearable exoskeletons
Poster #2:
Thiago Boaventura, Jonas Buchli
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
Title: A new method for mimicking human behavior with exoskeletons
Poster #3:
Felix Burget2, Massimo Cenciarini1, Benjamin Meier2, Hannah Bast2, Maren Bennewitz2, Wolfram Burgard2, Christoph Maurer1
1University Medical Center, Freiburg, Germany
2University of Freiburg, Germany
Title: Closed-Loop System for Real-Time Calibration of Neural Stimulation Parameters using Motion Data
Poster #4:
Hyunki In, Byungchul Kim, Brian Byunghyun Kang and Kyu-Jin Cho
Seoul National University, Korea
Title:Clinical trials of soft wearable robot for the hand (Exo-Glove): The case of tetraplegia (C4)
Poster #5:
Martin Mallwitz, Luis Vaca Benitez, Bertold Bongardt, Niels Will
DFKI Robotics Innovation Center, Germany
Title: The CAPIO Active Upper Body Exoskeleton
Poster #6:
Andrea Calanca, Nicola Piccinelli, Paolo Fiorini
University of Verona, Italy
Title: Human-Adaptive Force Control of Compliant Actuators
