Neuro-Robotics: From Brain Machine Interfaces to Rehabilitation Robotics

Part I: Neuro-robotics: the new frontier

Chapter 1
A Learning Scheme for EMG Based Interfaces: On Task Specificity in Motion Decoding Domain
Minas V. Liarokapis, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos and Panagiotis Artemiadis

Chapter 2
State of the art and perspectives of ultrasound imaging as a human-machine interface
Claudio Castellini

Chapter 3
Considering limb impedance in the design and control of prosthetic devices
Eric Perreault, Levi Hargrove, Daniel Ludvig, Hyunglae and Jon Sensinger

Chapter 4
Multi-axis Capability for Powered Ankle-foot Prostheses
Evandro M. Ficanha, Mohammad Rastgaar and Kenton R. Kaufman

Chapter 5
Mimicking human-like leg function in prosthetic limbs
Martin Grimmer and André Seyfarth

Chapter 6
Multi-directional dynamic mechanical impedance of the human ankle; a key to anthropomorphism in lower extremity assistive robots
Mohammad Rastgaar, Hyunglae Lee, Evandro Ficanha, Patrick Ho, Hermano Igo Krebs and Neville Hogan

Part II: Human-Machine Interfaces for performance augmentation

Chapter 7
Development of the Quantified Human
Morley Stone, Jack Blackhurst, Jennifer Gresham and Werner Dahm

Chapter 8
Optimal Neural Representations for Brain-Mediated Human-Robot Interactions
Christopher Buneo, Stephen Helms Tilley, Marco Santello, Panagiotis Artemiadis and Veronica Santos

Chapter 9Assisted Computer Interaction for Users with Weak Upper Limb Motion
Nikos G. Tsagarakis and Darwin G. Caldwell

Part III: Rehabilitation Robotics

Chapter 10
Robotic Systems for Gait Rehabilitation
Aline Marian Callegaro, Ozer Unluhisarcikli, Maciek Pietrusinski and Constantinos Mavroidis

Chapter 11
Enhancing recovery of sensorimotor functions: the role of robot generated haptic feedback in the re-learning process
Lorenzo Masia, Maura Casadio, Valentina Squeri, Leonardo Cappello, Dalia De Santis, Jacopo Zenzeri and Pietro Morasso

Chapter 12
Robotic Assistance for Cerebellar Reaching
David I. Grow, Amy J. Bastian and Allison M. Okamura

Chapter 13
A Human Augmentation Approach to Gait Restoration
Dino Accoto, Fabrizio Sergi, Nevio Luigi Tagliamonte, Giorgio Carpino and Eugenio Guglielmelli

Chapter 14
Home-based rehabilitation: enabling frequent and effective training
Kyle B. Reed, Ismet Handzic and Samuel McAmis

Chapter 15
Unilateral and Bilateral Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb Following Stroke via an Exoskeleton
Jacob Rosen, Dejan Milutinovic, Levi M. Miller, Matt Simkins, Hyunchul Kim and Zhi Li

Index