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Soft pneumatic elbow exoskeleton reduces the muscle activity, metabolic cost and fatigue during holding and carrying of loads by Nassour, John, Zhao, Guoping, Grimmer, Martin

“…To minimize fatigue, sustain workloads, and reduce the risk of injuries, the exoskeleton Carry was developed. Carry combines a soft human–machine interface and…”
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Neuro-cognitive assessment of intentional control methods for a soft elbow exosuit using error-related potentials by Tacca, Nicholas, Nassour, John, Ehrlich, Stefan K, Berberich, Nicolas, Cheng, Gordon

“…Soft exosuits offer promise to support users in everyday workload tasks by providing assistance. However, acceptance of such systems remains low due to the…”
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Learning of Central Pattern Generator Coordination in Robot Drawing by Atoofi, Payam, Hamker, Fred H, Nassour, John

“…How do robots learn to perform motor tasks in a specific condition and apply what they have learned in a new condition? This paper proposes a framework for…”
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Marionette-based programming of a soft textile inflatable actuator by Nassour, John

“…•In this paper we propose an online programming of behaviour of a soft textile inflatable actuator.•Four strings are attached to the tip of the actuator and…”
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Multi-layered multi-pattern CPG for adaptive locomotion of humanoid robots by Nassour, John, Hénaff, Patrick, Benouezdou, Fethi, Cheng, Gordon

“…In this paper, we present an extended mathematical model of the central pattern generator (CPG) in the spinal cord. The proposed CPG model is used as the…”
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High-Performance Perpendicularly-Enfolded-Textile Actuators for Soft Wearable Robots: Design and Realization by Nassour, John, Hamker, Fred H., Cheng, Gordon

“…Textile materials have recently been used in wearable robotics to provide more compact, lightweight, and low-cost solutions. Designing the textile-based…”
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A Humanoid Robot Learns to Recover Perturbation During Swinging Motion by Tran, Duy Hoa, Hamker, Fred, Nassour, John

“…We present an approach on fall detection and recovery perturbation during humanoid robot swinging. Reinforcement learning (<inline-formula> <tex-math…”
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A Robust Data-Driven Soft Sensory Glove for Human Hand Motions Identification and Replication by Nassour, John, Amirabadi, Hojjat Gharaei, Weheabby, Saddam, Ali, Abbas Al, Lang, Heinrich, Hamker, Fred

“…Biomechanical sensors are essential components for wearable robots because of their broad spectrum of industrial and medical applications. A wide range of…”
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Concrete Action Representation Model: From Neuroscience to Robotics by Nassour, John, Duy Hoa, Tran, Atoofi, Payam, Hamker, Fred

“…How can robotics benefit from neuroscience to build a unified framework that computes actions for both locomotion and manipulation tasks? Inspired by the…”
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Qualitative Adaptive Reward Learning With Success Failure Maps: Applied to Humanoid Robot Walking by Nassour, J., Hugel, V., Ouezdou, F. B., Cheng, G.

“…In the human brain, rewards are encoded in a flexible and adaptive way after each novel stimulus. Neurons of the orbitofrontal cortex are the key reward…”
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Enfolded Textile Actuator for Soft Wearable Robots by Nassour, John, Hamker, Fred

“…The usage of soft textile materials in wearable robotics shows several advantages compared to rigid robotic parts. We describe a soft pneumatic bending…”
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Model predictive control of a soft elbow exosuit reduces interaction torque by Tacca, Nicholas, Nassour, John, Cheng, Gordon

“…Incorporating soft materials into active exosuits has shown promise to provide assistance in a comfortable user-centric interface for the wearer. In order for…”
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Dynamic model of an online programmable textile soft actuator by Dellinger, Ludwig, Nassour, John, Cheng, Gordon

“…Soft actuators exhibiting versatile behaviors have potential applications in robotics. This paper proposes kinematics, kinetics, and dynamic models of an…”
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Multi-sensory fusion of wearable sensors for automatic grasping and releasing with soft-hand exoskeleton by Erjiage, Guan, Nassour, John, Cheng, Gordon

“…This paper presents a fully integrated soft-hand exoskeleton enabling automated grasping and releasing functions thanks to the multi-sensory fusion. We use…”
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MRI Compatible Valve Enables Fast Actuation of Soft Hand Exoskeleton in Medical Imaging by Nassour, John, Pei, Guanran, Menzel, Nicholas, Berberich, Nicolas, Gigl, Sandra, Wilke, Manuel, Koch, Kathrin, Cheng, Gordon

“…Medical imaging offers a comprehensive approach to studying complex sensorimotor processes in the brain, like motor learning and plasticity. While neural…”
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Development of a wearable modular IMU sensor network suit with a distributed vibrotactile feedback for on-line movement guidance by Nassour, John, Tacca, Nicholas, Erjiage, Guan, Cheng, Gordon

“…This paper describes the fabrication of a modular wireless IMU sensor network suit with a distributed vibrotactile motor for body postural measurements with…”
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Experience-based Learning Mechanism with a Concept of Vigilance by Gordon, Cheng

“…Abstract only…”
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Humanoid Robot Grasping with a Soft Gripper Through a Learned Inverse Model of a Central Pattern Generator and Tactile Servoing by Pan, Yuxiang, Hamker, Fred, Nassour, John

“…Grasping and manipulation are essential skills that humanoid robots need in order to operate in the human environment. Model-based methods require a precise…”
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Extending cortical-basal inspired reinforcement learning model with success-failure experience by Debnath, Shoubhik, Nassour, John

“…Neurocognitive studies showed that neurons of the orbitofrontal cortex get activated for expectation of immediate reward. Therefore they are the key reward…”
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Visually-guided Grip Selection for Soft-Hand Exoskeleton by Chen, Xingying, Lohlein, Simone, Nassour, John, Ehrlich, Stefan K., Berberich, Nicolas, Cheng, Gordon

“…This paper presents a visually-guided grip selection based on the combination of object recognition and tactile feedback of a soft-hand exoskeleton intended…”
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