Assistive robotics is an increasingly growing field that has many applications. In an assisted living setting, there may be instances in which patients experience compromised mobility, and are therefore left either temporarily...
Soggetto:
Mobile robots, Eye tracking, Robots -- Programming, Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities, People with disabilities e Human-robot interaction
The capability of producing complex-shaped objects, lightweight porous objects, and handling a wide range of materials such as metals, plastics, and resins allows Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies as a viable...
Soggetto:
Additive manufacturing, Manufacturing processes e Chemical vapor deposition
The introduction of suspension systems to mountain bikes began in the late 1980's and early 1990's. These suspensions created two types of mountain bikes; the hardtail and the full suspension mountain bike. However, designers...
Parola chiave:
magnetorheological damper, mountain bike e rear suspension
Soggetto:
Magnetorheological fluids, Mountain bikes e Shock absorbers
Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) provide a means for adaptive data analysis. EMD extracts Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMFs) that represent the frequency and amplitude characteristics of a...
Soggetto:
Hilbert-Huang transform, Anomaly detection (Computer security) -- Data processing e Computer networks -- Monitoring -- Data processing
Studies show that about 1.7% of the US population live with some sort of paralysis which can reduce muscle function. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been widely used in the biomedical field to increase the...
Parola chiave:
Force Sensitive Resistor, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait, Inertial Measurement Unit, Neural Network e Neural prosthesis
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) can be used to induce contractions in muscles that do not receive adequate signals from the nervous system. People who have lost function in their foot and/or ankle following a stroke may...
Soggetto:
Neuroprostheses, Muscle contraction, Electric stimulation e Gait disorders
Some of the 5.3 million people in the US who are living with some form of paralysis may be assisted by a neural prosthesis that employs Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES). FES produces muscular contractions by applying an...
Parola chiave:
Complementary filter, FES, Gait cycle, Joint angles, Neural prosthesis e Raspberry PI
Soggetto:
Prosthesis, Neuroprostheses, Gait disorders, Joints e Raspberry Pi (Computer)
Internal combustion engines are an integral part of society today. Their efficient operation and function are paramount to their design. By improving the function of the engine, it may be possible to increase the potential...
Parola chiave:
CFD, Combustion, Engine, Power, Thermodynamics e Valve
Soggetto:
Four-stroke cycle engines -- Design and construction, Internal combustion engines -- Valves e Internal combustion engines -- Design and construction
Facial expressions provide an important channel of nonverbal communication. Facial recognition techniques detect people’s emotions using their facial expressions and have found applications in technical fields such as...
Parola chiave:
Edge detection, EMD e Facial recognition
Soggetto:
Facial expression -- Testing, Facial expression -- Research e Hilbert-Huang transform
Breast cancer has been reported by American Cancer Society as the second leading cause of death among all the cancers of women. It is also reported that the early detection of breast cancer can improve survival rate by allowing...
Parola chiave:
Breast Cancer, Contrast Enhancement, Laplacian Pyramid, Mammogram e Squeeze Box Filter
Soggetto:
Breast -- Radiography -- Technological innovations, Breast -- Radiography -- Data processing, Breast -- Imaging -- Technological innovations, Breast -- Imaging -- Data processing, Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Technological innovations e Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Data processing
