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Pneumatic variable stiffness mechanisms for application in lower-limb exoskeletons

Author(s): Luka Mišković (Author), Tadej Petrič (Supervisor)

Year: 2024

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Wearable robotics holds promise for enhancing human capabilities and addressing motor challenges in individuals with impairments, amputations, or those who are healthy. Exoskeletons, among various wearable devices, are designed to be worn on the upper or lower limbs. While some applications, like in the medical field, have been widely adopted, …

Learning of dynamic movement primitives with deep neural networks

Author(s): Rok Pahič (Author), Aleš Ude (Supervisor)

Year: 2021

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Robots that are supposed to perform human-like tasks must possess appropriate skills to carry them out. In unstructured environments and for complex tasks, these skills are difficult to pre-program due to the complexity of the real world. It is therefore advantageous if robots have the ability to acquire the necessary …

Uporaba dopolnjene resničnosti in brezžičnih senzorskih omrežij za podporo minimalno invazivni kirurgiji

Author(s): Hugo Correia Duarte Furtado (Author), Roman Trobec (Supervisor), Wolfgang Birkfellner (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2010

Type: Doctoral dissertation

Minimally invasive surgery is one of the most promising trends in medicine. Despite of its obvious advantages - the use of small incisions reducing trauma and risk of infection - it still represents a great challenge for the surgeon, as visual guidance and dexterity are severely impaired. In the case …