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Neurorobotic Control

A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 403

Special Issue Editors

Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Planegg, Germany
Interests: neurorobotics; brain-computer interface; functional ultrasound imaging; neural decoding; systems neuroengineering
School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: brain-computer interface; neurorobotics; EEG signal processing; robotic arm control; neural rehabilitation
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Special Issue Information

There is an increasing need to develop technologies that enable and restore autonomy in the daily life of patients suffering from severe neuromuscular dysfunctions. Neurorobotics is a growing field that aims to address this need by controlling the actions of a robotic end effector by decoding neural signals acquired from the central or peripheral nervous system. These end effectors range from external prosthetics, such as robotic arms, to assistive orthoses, such as exoskeletons, that aim to replace the lost functionality of disabled body parts. Through this framework, we can both characterize the neural signals used to complete daily tasks and develop control strategies that circumvent neuromuscular dysfunctions.

While neurorobotic capabilities have rapidly expanded in recent years, various challenges, including neural signal quality and reliability, task dimensionality, and illiteracy, limit their integration into daily life. Nevertheless, the various research threads that comprise neurorobotics highlight the diverse approaches that can help overcome these obstacles. As such, contributions to this field will manifest as advances in neural signal acquisition techniques, task and paradigm optimization, improved classification schemes, the use of intelligent control, and more. Overall, this Special Issue welcomes original research papers that contribute to the growing body of work focusing on neurorobotic control.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Real and virtual robotic paradigms
  • Robotic control by healthy individuals and patient populations
  • Upper and lower limb prosthetics/orthoses
  • Robotic device design
  • Central or peripheral neural signals acquired with EEG, fNIRS, fMRI, EMG, etc.
  • Novel decoding algorithms and control signals for robotic devices
  • Internet of things (IoT)-based approaches

Dr. Bradley J. Edelman
Dr. Jianjun Meng
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • neurorobotics
  • neural decoding
  • virtual reality
  • prosthetics
  • brain-computer interface
  • motor function
  • signal processing
  • robotic arm
  • exoskeleton

Published Papers

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