Research Projects
Current Projects
- Wearable, Powered Exoskeleton for Muscle Excitation in a Micro-Gravity Environment
- A wearable exoskeleton powered by a pneumatic actuator to mitigate the effects of muscle atrophy and bone loss attributed to prolonged time spent in a micro-gravity environment through a desired force-profile imposed by a controller
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- Measurement of Human Muscle Stiffness and Its Application to Effective Human-Machine Interface Design
- This project aims to design a robot control system that can effectively mitigate the unstable effects of human arm stiffness on controlling a powered lift-assist robot.
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- Biologically Inspired Cellular Actuation
- Contractile redundant actuators inspired by biological muscle
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- MRI Compatible Force Sensor and Haptic Interface
- MRI compatible 6-axis force sensor and a haptic interface for rehabilitation devices to withstand intense magnetic fields
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- Individual Muscle Control for Muscle Function Testing
- An exoskeleton-type wearable robot induces various muscle activation patterns for neuromuscular function test.
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Past Projects
- Multifingered Robot Hand
- The NAIST hand system was developed to investigate dextrous manipulation research including tactile feedback control and robot programming by human demonstration
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