A Bio-Inspired Force Control for Cyclic Manipulation of Prosthetic Hands

Ciancio, Anna Lisa ;   Barone, Roberto ;   Zollo, Loredana ;   Carpino, Giorgio ;   Davalli, Angelo ;   Sacchetti, Rinaldo ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags Robotics: prostheticsMachine learning and control in biorobotics

The human hand is considered as the highest example of dexterous system capable of interacting with different objects and adapting its…

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A Preliminary Health Technology Assessment of a Guidance System for Interventional Radiology

Caparelli, Claudia ;   Carpino, Giorgio ;   Brunetti, Gioacchino ;   Larizza, Piero ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags Health technology management and assessmentBiopsyClinical engineering

Disruptive innovation in biomedical devices have to be carefully assessed in order to be included in the clinical practice, especially when these…

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A Smart Pill for Drug Delivery with Sensing Capabilities

Goffredo, Rosa ;   Accoto, Dino ;   Santonico, Marco ;   Pennazza, Giorgio ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags Design and developmentPhysiological monitoring devicesPersonalized therapeutic devices and emergency response systems

In this paper a novel system for local drug delivery is described. The actuation principle of the micropump used for drug delivery relies on…

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A Theoretical Framework for Studying the Electromagnetic Stimulation of Nervous Tissue

Accoto, Dino ;   Valentini, Simona ;   Portaccio, Iacopo ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags Neural stimulationNeural stimulation – Peripheral & spinalNeural interfaces – Implantable systems

In this paper we present a model for calculating the electric field, and its spatial derivatives, produced by arbitrarily shaped, oriented and…

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Development and Preliminary Testing of an Instrumented Object for Force Analysis during Grasping

Romeo, Rocco Antonio ;   Cordella, Francesca ;   Zollo, Loredana ;   Formica, Domenico ;   Saccomandi, Paola ;   Schena, Emiliano ;   Carpino, Giorgio ;   Davalli, Angelo ;   Sacchetti, Rinaldo ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags New technologies and methodologies in human movement analysis

This paper presents the design and realization of an instrumented object for force analysis during grasping. The object, with spherical…

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Self-Entrainment to Optimal Gaits of an Underactuated Biomimetic Swimming Robot using Adaptive Frequency Oscillators

Alessi, Alessio ;   Accoto, Dino ;   Guglielmelli, Eugenio

Tags Biologically inspired locomotionBiomimetic roboticsMachine learning and control in biorobotics

Underactuated compliant swimming robots are characterized by a simple mechanical structure, capable to mimic the body undulation of many fish…

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