RESEARCH
Assistive and Rehabilitation
Robotics Lab
RESEARCH
Assistive and Rehabilitation
Robotics Lab
Advanced Control Strategies
We are researching the adaptation of wearable robots to both individual users and dynamic environments. By utilizing real-time biomechanical signals, we aim to extend Human-in-the-Loop (HIL) optimization beyond controlled settings, allowing for the dynamic adjustment of control parameters in real-world, mobile situations. This approach ensures personalized performance and a deeper understanding of human movement, enhancing the overall effectiveness of wearable robots in diverse conditions.
Wearable robots must adapt to both users and environments to ensure reliable and seamless functionality in diverse conditions. This adaptability requires the ability to respond to individual movement characteristics and varying external factors.
By utilizing advanced AI and machine learning techniques, we process biomechanical and physiological data to refine control strategies that enhance the overall performance of the system.
Additionally, this approach enables the estimation of gait patterns beyond the raw data directly obtained from sensors, providing a more comprehensive understanding of movement across a range of scenarios.
Each person has a different pattern of body movements, so tuning control parameters for each person are needed to maximize the robot's performance. Human-in-the-loop (HIL) optimization showed the possibility of obtaining the best control parameters for each individual in a well-refined environment (e.g., laboratory). For the extension of HIL in real life, we are studying advanced HIL to optimize the control parameters of wearable robots in mobile situations using human biomechanical signals acquired in real-time.