Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), the leading rehabilitation hospital in the US, collaborate on innovative science and technology for rehabilitation and human augmentation. Faculty and students in Northwestern's Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Mechanical Engineering (ME) Departments work with researchers at RIC on the development of advanced prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, and rehabilitation robotics.
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Elbow Tendon Transfer |
Tactors: Haptic Displays for Upper-Extremity Prosthetics
Investigators:
Keehoon Kim (Postdoc, ME), J. Edward Colgate (Prof., ME), Michael A. Peshkin (Prof., ME)
We are developing a multi-function haptic device that displays
pressure, vibration, shear force, and temperature to the skin of
upper-extremity amputees, particularly those who have undergone
targeted nerve reinnervation (TRI) surgery, pioneered by Dr. Todd
Kuiken. TRI creates sensory spots
on a patient’s skin (for instance the chest or upper arm) that are
perceived as spots on the skin of the phantom hand. Thus, by placing
sensors on the prosthetic hand and using these to command tactors on
the reinnervated skin, it should be possible to create a realistic
sense of touch.
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Project Gallery
KineAssist
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Human Force Control |
Lightweight Knee Actuator |
Joint Motion Sensor |
Haptics for Prosthetics |
Elbow Tendon Transfer |
Implantable Sensor |
Grasp in Tetraplegia |
Artificial Hand Control |
Reflex Contributions |
Spinal Cord Circuitry |
Modeling of Tendon Transfer |
Low-Dimensional Motor Control |
Motor Discoordination |
Cortical Connection |
Compliant Wrist
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Sensor Fusion for Neuroprosthetics |
Muscle Design for Task Performance |
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