SimBionics: Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs

Jose Gonzalez-Vargas; Massimo Sartori; Strahinja Dosen; Herman van der Kooij; Johan Rietman

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SimBionics: Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs

Jose Gonzalez-Vargas^*, Massimo Sartori, Strahinja Dosen, Herman van der Kooij, Johan Rietman

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Abstract

Lower limb prosthetic technology has greatly advanced in the last decade, but there are still many challenges that need to be tackled to allow amputees to walk efficiently and safely on many different terrain conditions. Neuro-mechanical modelling and online simulations combined with somatosensory feedback, has the potential to address this challenge. By virtually reconstructing the missing limb together with the associated somatosensory feedback, this approach could enable amputees to potentially perceive the bionic legs as extensions of their bodies. A prosthesis equipped with such biologically inspired closed-loop control could duplicate the mechanics of walking far more accurately than conventional solutions. The project SimBionics aims to explore these opportunities and advance the state-of-the-art in lower limb prosthesis control.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020
Publisher	Springer Science + Business Media
Pages	269-273
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-69547-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-69546-0, 978-3-030-69549-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_44
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob 2020 - Virtual conference Duration: 13 Oct 2020 → 16 Oct 2020 Conference number: 5 https://www.wearableroboticslab.nl/Events/2020/10/648432/balance-recovery-support-using-wearable-robotic-devices#speakers-talks

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Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	27
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

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Conference	5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob 2020
Abbreviated title	WeRob 2020
Period	13/10/20 → 16/10/20
Internet address	https://www.wearableroboticslab.nl/Events/2020/10/648432/balance-recovery-support-using-wearable-robotic-devices#speakers-talks

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Gonzalez-Vargas, J., Sartori, M., Dosen, S., van der Kooij, H., & Rietman, J. (2022). SimBionics: Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs. In Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020 (pp. 269-273). (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 27). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_44

Gonzalez-Vargas, Jose ; Sartori, Massimo ; Dosen, Strahinja et al. / SimBionics : Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs. Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020. Springer Science + Business Media, 2022. pp. 269-273 (Biosystems and Biorobotics).

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SimBionics : Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs. / Gonzalez-Vargas, Jose; Sartori, Massimo; Dosen, Strahinja et al.

Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020. Springer Science + Business Media, 2022. p. 269-273 (Biosystems and Biorobotics; Vol. 27).

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Gonzalez-Vargas J, Sartori M, Dosen S, van der Kooij H , Rietman J. SimBionics: Neuromechanical Simulation and Sensory Feedback for the Control of Bionic Legs. In Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Wearable Robotics, WeRob2020, and of WearRAcon Europe 2020, October 13–16, 2020. Springer Science + Business Media. 2022. p. 269-273. (Biosystems and Biorobotics). Epub 2021 Jul 2. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_44

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