Projects
FIBEr, towards a reference center for standardized mechanical validation of soft tissue prostheses KU Leuven
Developing a user-friendly control system for a dexterous arm prosthesis for children with a bilateral transverse arm reduction University of Antwerp
Closed-loop neuro-controlled hearing prostheses. KU Leuven
This project aims at an interdisciplinary design of a neuro-controlled noise suppression system, in which the measuring of brain activity via electroencephalography (EEG) allows to detect to which speaker a person focuses his attention. This will eventually lead to 'smart' neuro-directed hearing prostheses, in which a desired speaker is automatically amplified with respect to the background noise by simply focusing on this speaker. An ...
Visual prostheses based on high resolution brain stimulation KU Leuven
Creating Harmony Between Prosthesis, User and Control Theory Ghent University
Lower limb amputations often severely restrict patients when trying to perform activities of daily living, even when using prostheses. Active lower limb prostheses are a promising alternative to the more common passive prostheses but even those still have significant limitations and shortcomings. This project aims to overcome a number of those limitations and shortcomings through the development of a novel control strategy for active lower ...
Sternoclavicular prosthesis Ghent University
Failed surgery of the sternoclavicular joint can cause a painful, unstable joint and severely impaired arm function. A new and innovative sternoclavicular prosthesis was developed and a patent application was filed for this. This prosthesis is based on the "inverse prosthesis" principle that has proven its clinical value in years with rotator cuff insufficiency of shoulder pathology. Building on this in vivo proof of concept, the ultimate ...
Sound Hip: research on the fixation of the hip prosthesis KU Leuven
IMProVA - Intra-operative Monitoring of Acetabular Prosthesis Fixation using Vibration Analysis KU Leuven
A Wireless Body Area Network for an Improved Control of Bionic Prosthetic Arms Ghent University
There are approximately 5 million amputees in the USA and the EU
combined and these numbers are expected to increase.
Consequently, there have been innovations in neuro-prosthetic limbs
that led to the development of smart prosthetics, including bionic
prosthetic arms. These devices require connections to several onbody
sensors and actuators in order to function properly. This
communication is wireless in ...