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Design and validation of an active hip flexion-extension exoskeleton for the improvement of gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy KU Leuven

Luc Labey
Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy), Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), BioMechanics (BMe)

Cerebral Palsy (CP) occurs is about 1.7/1000 births. In Flanders, about 110 children are diagnosed with CP annually. About 46% of these children need walking aids or cannot walk at all. About 30% of them may benefit from exoskeleton treatment, which can provide intensive and reproducible training.

These types of robotic revalidation devices are not commercially available. Therefore, the cross-border INTERREG 2 Seas project, acronym ...

An exoskeleton emulator to accelerate fundamental research on human-robot interaction and its application to improve walking abilities in aging and neurological populations KU Leuven

Friedl De Groote
Human Movement Biomechanics Research Group, BioMechanics (BMe), Research Group for Neurorehabilitation (eNRGy), Locomotor and Neurological Disorders, Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM)
Orthoses are well-established in the treatment of gait disorders. Wearable robotic devices or exoskeletons are more recent and their appearance has created large expectations with respect to improved mobility. Yet designing exoskeletons that improve walking ability has been hindered by our limited insight in human-robot interactions. Our consortium shares the goal of improving human movement through such wearable robotic devices. However, ...

Use of a walking assistive ankle foot exoskeleton in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to counter reduced exercise capacity Ghent University

Dirk De Clercq
Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Department of Movement and Sports Sciences

GhentU+2019s University lab was the first ever to reduce metabolic energy cost with an ankle assisting exoskeleton below the cost of walking with normal shoes. The aim of this doctoral research is to optimize exoskeletal assistance to improve walking capacity of patients with COPD by reducing metabolic cost and to implement the exoskeleton in the rehabilitation of COPD patients

IOF PoC “Exo4Work Spin-off: advancement and valorization of occupational exoskeleton prototypes through the creation of a spin-off company.” Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Tom Verstraten
Applied Mechanics
The BruBotics-R&MM research group is working towards the creation of a new spin-off to bring novel concepts developed in the area of occupational exoskeletons to the market. This project will allow the team to speed up and improve the spin-off creation process, in particular by supporting the development of a business plan and the execution of a concept study and roadmap..

Exoskeletons and active orthoses: Robotic systems for augmented human motion. KU Leuven

Jos Vander Sloten
Biomechanics Section, Research Group for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Group T Leuven Campus
The aim of the project is to set up a solid basis for establishing a knowledge platform concerning exoskeletons and active orthoses with the knowledge centers within the K.U.Leuven Association and SME's. An inventory will be made of existing systems, expertise within the K.U.Leuven Association and within companies, the clinical needs and possible applications of these systems. A concept study will be made concerning the opportunities of ...

Optimization and physiological application of a powered ankle-foot exoskeleton: an experimental study of the muscular determinants of sustaines locomotion. Ghent University

Dirk De Clercq
Department of Movement and Sports Sciences

The first part of this project aims to optimize a powered ankle-foot-exoskeleton such that the highest possible reduction in metabolic cost during walking is obtained. The outcome could be transferred towards the development of assistive devices for clinical populations. The second goal is to use the exoskeleton as a tool for identifying localised muscular determinants of fatigue during fast walking.

Brain-Computer Interface for real-life applications Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Kevin De Pauw
University of Warwick, Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy
Throughout the years MFYS has built expertise around the evaluation process of different types of robotic prototypes and commercially available devices, i.e. industrial exoskeletons, motorized lower-extremity prostheses, orthoses and cobots, in terms of (psycho-)(electro-) physiological and biomechanical data gathering. Motorized robotic devices are being launched on the market, because of the significant impact on reducing physical and ...

Realtime Estimation and Prediction of Kinematics, Dynamics and Events for Assistive Robotic Devices: Contributions towards Assistance-as-needed KU Leuven

Joris De Schutter
Production Engineering, Machine Design and Automation (PMA) Section, Human Movement Biomechanics Research Group

This PhD research focuses on the development of theories and software for assistive robot technology. The targeted audience are people that are weakened (e.g. by age, by a muscle disease, by a stroke, …) but are still able to move their limbs. The weakness however results in a decrease in mobility, which can lead to difficulties for the daily tasks.

The goal of the research is to investigate how robotic devices can assist these people ...

SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Exercise and the Brain in Health & Disease: The Added Value of Human-Centered Robotics Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Romain Meeusen
Applied Mechanics, Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy
The SRP reinforces the collaboration between robotics engineers from R&MM and human movement scientists from MFYS. This program already resulted in excellent research in the domains of brain, mental fatigue, injury prevention, prosthetics, exoskeletons and human-robot interaction. European and national projects in the field of mental fatigue, injury prevention, motorized prosthetics, robotics control systems, soft self-healing robotics, ...

Kinematic Assessment of Real‐time Motion Acquisition of the Human Musculoskeletal System by Dynamic 4D Transversal Imaging (KARMA‐4Dplus) Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Johan De Mey
Gerontology, Applied Mechanics, Surgical clinical sciences, Electronics and Informatics, Movement and Sport Sciences, Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy, Supporting clinical sciences
The aim of this IRP theme is to develop a system for the non‐invasive, in‐vivo, intra‐articular
kinematic assessment of human skeletal structures and soft tissues in real‐time movement. We want to achieve this by combining dynamic 4D CT scanning with a markerless motion tracking system. In addition, we develop an experimental support system that allows 4D scanning in real-time movement, and a software for processing the acquired ...