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An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration (2022)
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Zhu, Y., Wei, G., Ren, L., Luo, Z., & Shang, J. (2022). An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration. IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, 39(1), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1109/tro.2022.3200143

The human hand has a fantastic ability to interact with various objects in the dynamic unstructured environment of our daily activities. We believe that this outstanding performance benefits a lot from the unique biological features of the hand muscu... Read More about An Anthropomorphic Robotic Finger With Innate Human-Finger-Like Biomechanical Advantages Part II: Flexible Tendon Sheath and Grasping Demonstration.

Biomechanical analysis of the effect of finger joint configuration on hand grasping performance: rigid vs flexible (2022)
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Wei, Y., Zou, Z., Qian, Z., Ren, L., & Wei, G. (2022). Biomechanical analysis of the effect of finger joint configuration on hand grasping performance: rigid vs flexible. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2022.3229165

Human finger joints are conventionally simplified as rigid joints in robotic hand design and biomechanical hand modelling, due to their anatomic and morphologic complexity. However, our understanding of the effect of the finger joint configuration on... Read More about Biomechanical analysis of the effect of finger joint configuration on hand grasping performance: rigid vs flexible.

Mechanisms and component design of prosthetic knees : a review from a biomechanical function perspective (2022)
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Prosthetic knees are state-of-the-art medical devices that use mechanical mechanisms and components to simulate the normal biological knee function for individuals with transfemoral amputation. A large variety of complicated mechanical mechanisms and... Read More about Mechanisms and component design of prosthetic knees : a review from a biomechanical function perspective.

Design and validation of a polycentric hybrid knee prosthesis with electromagnet-controlled mode transition (2022)
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A hybrid knee prosthesis is proposed in this letter, which consists of a polycentric structure in passive mode for low-torque activities and a single-axis structure in active mode for high-torque activities. A novel mode transition mechanism controls... Read More about Design and validation of a polycentric hybrid knee prosthesis with electromagnet-controlled mode transition.

From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception (2022)
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Wei, Y., Mcglone, F., Marshall, A., Makdani, A., Zou, Z., Ren, L., & Wei, G. (2022). From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 69(2), 3748-3759. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2022.3177006

First order cutaneous neurons allow object recognition, texture discrimination, and sensorimotor feedback. Their function is well-investigated under passive stimulation while their role during active touch or sensorimotor control is understudied. To... Read More about From skin mechanics to tactile neural coding: Predicting afferent neural dynamics during active touch and perception.

Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers (2022)
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Lu, X., Ren, L., Wang, K., Wei, G., Qian, Z., Liang, W., & Ren, L. (2022). Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 1172-1180. https://doi.org/10.1109/tnsre.2022.3170892

The level of joint laxity, which is an indicator of accurate diagnosis for musculoskeletal conditions is manually determined by a physician. Studying joint laxity via artificial joints is an efficient and economical way to improve patient experience... Read More about Reproduction of the mechanical behavior of ligament and tendon for artificial joint using bioinspired 3d braided fibers.

Design, development, and clinical validation of a two degrees of freedom compliant ankle-foot prosthesis based on a 4-4r parallel mechanism (2022)
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Compared with active prostheses, passive compliant ankle prostheses offer the advantages of reduced energy consumption, a lighter weight, a simple structure, and lower costs. However, although various commercial products are available, these designs... Read More about Design, development, and clinical validation of a two degrees of freedom compliant ankle-foot prosthesis based on a 4-4r parallel mechanism.

A portable six-wheeled mobile robot with reconfigurable body and self-adaptable obstacle-climbing mechanisms (2022)
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Song, Z., Luo, Z., Wei, G., & Shang, J. (2022). A portable six-wheeled mobile robot with reconfigurable body and self-adaptable obstacle-climbing mechanisms. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 14(5), 051010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053529

Mobile robots can replace rescuers in rescue and detection missions in complex and unstructured environments and draw the interest of many researchers. This paper presents a novel six-wheeled mobile robot with a reconfigurable body and self-adaptable... Read More about A portable six-wheeled mobile robot with reconfigurable body and self-adaptable obstacle-climbing mechanisms.

Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance (2022)
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Wei, Y., Zou, Z., Qian, Z., Ren, L., & Wei, G. (2022). Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 30, 360-368. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3146906

Quantifying the effect of routing and topology of the inter-connected finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performances is a long-standing research problem for the better clinical diagnosis, surgical planning and biomimetic hand development. Ho... Read More about Biomechanical analysis of the effect of the finger extensor mechanism on hand grasping performance.