Vallés Miquel, Marina; Cazalilla, J.; Valera Fernández, Ángel; Mata Amela, Vicente; Page Del Pozo, Alvaro Felipe; Díaz Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel(Cambridge University Press, 2015-03-13)
This paper presents the design, kinematics, dynamics and control of a low-cost parallel rehabilitation robot developed at the Universitat Polit`ecnica de Valencia. Several position and force controllers have been tested ...
Pulloquinga-Zapata, José Luis; Escarabajal-Sánchez, Rafael José; Vallés Miquel, Marina; Díaz-Rodríguez, Miguel; Mata Amela, Vicente; Valera Fernández, Ángel(Elsevier, 2023-10)
[EN] Rehabilitation tasks demand robust and accurate trajectory-tracking performance, mainly achieved with parallel robots. In this field, limiting the value of the force exerted on the patient is crucial, especially when ...
Lerma Lara, S; Martínez Caballero, I; Bayón, C.; del Castillo, MD; Serrano, I; Raya, R.; Belda Lois, Juan Manuel; Martín Lorenzo, T.; Moral Saiz, B.; Ramírez Barragán, A.; Parra Mussin, E.; Loma-Ossorio García, M.; Pérez-Somarriba, A.; Rocon, E.(Open Access Text, 2016)
[EN] Cerebral Palsy (CP) is one of the most severe disabilities in childhood, and it demands important costs in health, education, and social services. CP is caused by damage to or abnormalities inside the ...
Escarabajal-Sánchez, Rafael José; Pulloquinga-Zapata, José; Valera Fernández, Ángel; Mata Amela, Vicente; Vallés Miquel, Marina; Castillo-García, Fernando J.(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-06)
[EN] This article addresses a new way of generating compliant trajectories for control using movement primitives to allow physical human-robot interaction where parallel robots (PRs) are involved. PRs are suitable for tasks ...
[EN] The term Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a set of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination. The prevalence of CP is two-three per 1000 births. ...
Rocon, E.; Ruíz, A.F.; Belda Lois, Juan Manuel; Moreno, J.C.; Pons, J.L.; Raya, R.; Ceres, R.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2008-04-09)
[EN] The application of robot in the assistance of humans is an active field. There are several factors contributing to increase the activity in this field, such as the ageing of Western population and the demand of adequate ...
Frizera, A.; Abellanas, A.; Ceres, R.; Pons, J. L.; Raya, R.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2009-10-08)
[ES] En este trabajo se presentan en primer lugar unas consideraciones generales sobre la aplicación de la robótica en un sentido amplio a funciones de asistencia personal atendiendo de un modo particular a las necesidades ...
Morales, Ricardo; Badesa, Francisco J.; García Aracil, Nicolás; Aranda, Joan; Casals, Alicia(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2015-01-11)
[ES] Este art́ıculo presenta un nuevo sistema de rehabilitación capaz de adaptarse al estado psicofisiológico del paciente durante tareas de rehabilitación robótica. Con este tipo de terapia se puede maximizar la motivación ...
Frizera, A.; Ceres, R.; Pons, J. L.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2011-04-08)
[EN] The advances in technology have allowed the use of sensors, processors and actuators in the context of the mobility assistive devices for disabled people, improving their usability and safety. Considering walkers, the ...
Escarabajal-Sánchez, Rafael José; Pulloquinga-Zapata, José; Zamora-Ortiz, Pau; Valera Fernández, Ángel; Mata Amela, Vicente; Vallés Miquel, Marina(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2023-07)
[EN] The development of robotic-assisted rehabilitation exercises involving physical human-robot interaction requires extreme care since an injured limb may be in physical contact with the robot, so compliant behavior is ...