Development of Soft Wearable Robot for Assisting Supination and Pronation of Forearm

Kyu Bum Kim, Jihun Park, Kyu-Jin Cho

In order to fully utilize the functions of the hand which is the end effector of the upper limb, other parts of the upper limb have to perform their own roles. ...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.359

Design and Analysis of a Wrist Rotation Module Prototype for Partial Hand Amputees: Effects on Upper Limb Movement

Seoyoung Choi, Wonwoo Cho, Keehoon Kim

Most partial hand amputees experience limited wrist movement, which hinders the efficient functioning of upper limb, affecting hand-to-use coordination and the ...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.367

NREH: Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Robot for Various Exercises and Data Collection at Home

Jun-Yong Song, Seong-Hoon Lee, Won-Kyung Song

In this paper, we introduce an upper extremity rehabilitation robot, NREH (NRC End-effector based Rehabilitation arm at Home). Through NREH, stroke survivors co...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.376

Pilot Study – Development of Sit-To-Stand and Stand-To-Sit Muscle-Assisted Wearable Robot Algorithms in Elderly Patients with Hip Angle and Angular Velocity

Yonghyun Lee, Jintak Choi, Dongbin Shin, Yeonghoon Ji, Hyeyeon Jang, Changsoo Han, Yeonjoon Lee

In the elderly population, sarcopenia occurs due to physical aging, leading to movement restrictions and loss of function. This results in dependence on daily a...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.385

An Exploratory Study on the Use of Care Robots and Devices by Caregivers of Older Adults Residing in Facilities

Eun-Young Kwag, Gwi-Ryung Son Hong

The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploratory and descriptive survey study design to examine 1) the physical difficulty by care task, 2) overall occup...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.392

Development of a Care Robot for Lift and Transfer of Bedridden Patients

Konchanok Vorasawad, Hyeokdong Kweon, Changwon Kim

In this paper, we introduce the results of the development of a care robot for the safe lifting and transportation of bedridden patients with difficulty moving ...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.403

Usability Evaluation and Derivation of Improvement for Care Robots to Prevent Pressure Injury

Min-jung Kim, Yong-Soon Shin

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the usability of the care robots to prevent pressure injury and to present directions for improvement. Thirty-two careg...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.409

Robot-Human Task Sharing System for Assembly Process

Minwoo Na, Tae Hwa Hong, Junwan Yun, Jae-Bok Song

Assembly tasks are difficult to fully automate due to uncertain errors occurring in unstructured environments. When assembling parts such as electrical connecto...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.419

Learning-based Inertial-wheel Odometry for a Mobile Robot

Myeongsoo Kim, Keunwoo Jang, Jaeheung Park

This paper proposes a method of estimating the pose of a mobile robot by using a learning model. When estimating the pose of a mobile robot, wheel encoder and i...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.427

Transformer-Based MUM-T Situation Awareness: Agent Status Prediction

Jaeuk Baek, Sungwoo Jun, Kwang-Yong Kim, Chang-Eun Lee

With the advancement of robot intelligence, the concept of man and unmanned teaming (MUM-T) has garnered considerable attention in military research. In this pa...

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7746/jkros.2023.18.4.436