Optical Fiber Sensors for the Next Generation of Rehabilitation Robotics - Brossura

Leal-junior, Arnaldo; Frizera-neto, Anselmo

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ISBN 10: 0323859526 ISBN 13: 9780323859523

Casa editrice: Academic Pr, 2021

Riassunto

<p><i>Optical Fiber Sensors for the Next Generation of Rehabilitation Robotics</i> presents development concepts and applications of optical fiber sensors made of compliant materials in rehabilitation robotics. The book provides methods for the instrumentation of novel compliant devices. It presents the development, characterization and application of optical fiber sensors in robotics, ranging from conventional robots with rigid structures to novel wearable systems with soft structures, including smart textiles and intelligent structures for healthcare. Readers can look to this book for help in designing robotic structures for different applications, including problem-solving tactics in soft robotics.</p> <p>This book will be a great resource for mechanical, electrical and electronics engineers and photonics and optical sensing engineers.</p><ul> <li>Addresses optical fiber sensing solutions in wearable systems and soft robotics</li> <li>Presents developments—from foundational, to novel and future applications—of optical fiber sensors in the next generation of robotic devices</li> <li>Provides methods for the instrumentation of novel compliant devices</li></ul>

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Informazioni sugli autori

Arnaldo G. Leal-Junior was born in Uberlandia, Brazil, in 1991. He received the B.S. degree in mechanical engineering and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil, in 2015 and 2018, respectively. He is currently a professor in the mechanical engineering Department, UFES. His research interests include optical fiber sensors with emphasis on polymer optical fiber sensors, robotic systems, instrumentation and actuators.

Anselmo Frizera-Neto received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (2006) and the PhD degree in Electronics from the Universidad de Alcalá (Spain, 2010). Between 2006 and 2010, he worked as a researcher at the Bioengineering Group at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC, Spain). Since 2010 he is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES). He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Asociación Iberoamericana de Tecnologías de Apoyo a la Discapacidad (AITADIS) from 2014 to 2018, contributing to support the dissemination of knowledge in the area of ​​assistive technologies to countries in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. His research interests and areas of expertise are rehabilitation robotics, development of optical and electronic sensors for human-machine interfaces, biomedical signal processing, technologies to support disabilities and assist mobility.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Academic Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0323859526
• ISBN 13: 9780323859523
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 320
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile