Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
Articles 1 - 5 of 5
Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Etherapy App Phase 2, Angelo Botticelli
Etherapy App Phase 2, Angelo Botticelli
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
The eTherapy app Phase 2 development cycle transformed the app to its next version. The app was designed to read motion sensor data to assist in Occupational Therapy and with phase 2, the app has been changed based on the feedback of prior testers. Phase 2 expanded upon the data storage and motion reading capabilities of the app. The landmark achievement of Phase 2 is the introduction of custom exercises where the therapist can store readings of their patient's motion data to make custom exercises which the patient can repeat.
Impact Forces On Five Common Running Surfaces, Thomas Urrunaga, Brian Falk, Mark Gatti, Kurt M. Degoede
Impact Forces On Five Common Running Surfaces, Thomas Urrunaga, Brian Falk, Mark Gatti, Kurt M. Degoede
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
It is commonly believed among runners of all skill levels that the surface one runs on, impacts the risk of injury because of the peak force is greater because one surface is “harder” than the other [1 2]. While surface hardness does vary, this study will determine if the footwear of the athlete is enough protection to mitigate these differences. We hypothesize the measured peak force during a simulated shod heel strike will not be significantly different across several common synthetic running surfaces but may be different across alternate shoes.
Real-Time Control Of A Virtual Hand Using Surface Electromyography, Nathan Griffin, Alexander Kobilnyk
Real-Time Control Of A Virtual Hand Using Surface Electromyography, Nathan Griffin, Alexander Kobilnyk
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
Most multi-articulate prostheses allow the user to control the prosthesis through a range of pre-determined grip patterns with fixed force outputs. Although these pre-determined movements can make the prosthesis more reliable, user commands are limited to these grips and cannot be controlled naturally in real-time. Using surface electromyography (sEMG) and a modified Kalman Filter, upper limb amputees can intuitively control arm prostheses with independent, proportional control. We created an inexpensive sleeve of 32, dry sEMG electrodes (plus reference and ground) and built a graphical user interface in Matlab to train and control an 8 degree-of-freedom virtual arm (MuJoCo, Roboti). First, …
Low-Cost, Biomimetic, Vibrotactile Stimulation For Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback, Joe Kutteh, Alexander Kobilnyk
Low-Cost, Biomimetic, Vibrotactile Stimulation For Non-Invasive Sensory Feedback, Joe Kutteh, Alexander Kobilnyk
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
Prosthetic limbs provide individuals with amputations the ability to regain function in lost body parts. However, most prostheses are seen as tools rather than the embodiment of the user’s missing limb. To strengthen the connection between prosthesis and user, a sense of touch can be enabled via vibrotactile feedback. The goal of our experiment is to find the just-noticeable-difference (JND) in stimuli that an individual can distinguish while using two different waveforms: biomimetic and traditional. The biomimetic waveform mimics rapidly and slowly adapting receptors in the body by encoding rate-of-change in stimuli at the onset and offset of a more …
Etherapy: The Next Generation Of Physical And Occupational Therapy, Colin Elliott
Etherapy: The Next Generation Of Physical And Occupational Therapy, Colin Elliott
Summer Scholarship, Creative Arts and Research Projects (SCARP)
The purpose of the research is to create software capable of revolutionizing the way physical and occupational therapy is done by utilizing wireless inertia sensors. The inertia sensors themselves can accurately identify their exact position in space. Hence, when they are attached correctly to a patient requiring therapy, they can provide precise data on the patient’s real-time motions. It is the goal of the software to leverage the power of the sensors to provide real-time feedback to the patient and to the therapist to ensure patients are performing prescribed exercises correctly and are restoring their range(s) of motion. For ease …