Optical Fiber Sensors for the Next Generation of Rehabilitation Robotics presents development concepts and applications of optical fiber sensors made of compliant materials in rehabilitation robotics. The book provides methods for the instrumentation of novel compliant devices. It presents the development, characterization and application of optical fiber sensors in robotics, ranging from conventional robots with rigid structures to novel wearable systems with soft structures, including smart textiles and intelligent structures for healthcare. Readers can look to this book for help in designing robotic structures for different applications, including problem-solving tactics in soft robotics.
This book will be a great resource for mechanical, electrical and electronics engineers and photonics and optical sensing engineers.
1. Part I: Introduction to soft robotics and rehabilitation systems - p. x 2. Chapter 1. Introduction and overview of wearable technologies - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Soft wearable robots - p. 27 4. Gait analysis: overview, trends, and challenges - p. 53 5. Part II: Introduction to optical fiber sensing - p. 64 6. Chapter 4. Optical fiber fundaments and overview - p. 67 7. Chapter 5. Optical fiber materials - p. 93 8. Optical fiber sensing technologies - p. 119 9. Part III: Optical fiber sensors in rehabilitation systems - p. 148 10. Chapter 7. Wearable robots instrumentation - p. 151 11. Smart structures and textiles for gait analysis - p. 175 12. Soft robotics and compliant actuators instrumentation - p. 201 13. Part IV: Case studies and additional applications - p. 219 14. Chapter 10. Wearable multifunctional smart textiles - p. 223 15. Chapter 11. Smart walker's instrumentation and development with compliant optical fiber sensors - p. 245 16. Optical fiber sensors applications for human health - p. 263 17. Chapter 13. Conclusions and outlook - p. 287 18. Index - p. 293
Optical Fiber Sensors for the Next Generation of Rehabilitation Robotics presents development concepts and applications of optical fiber sensors made of compliant materials in rehabilitation robotics. The book provides methods for the instrumentation of novel compliant devices. It presents the development, characterization and application of optical fiber sensors in robotics, ranging from conventional robots with rigid structures to novel wearable systems with soft structures, including smart textiles and intelligent structures for healthcare. Readers can look to this book for help in designing robotic structures for different applications, including problem-solving tactics in soft robotics.
This book will be a great resource for mechanical, electrical and electronics engineers and photonics and optical sensing engineers.
1. Part I: Introduction to soft robotics and rehabilitation systems - p. x 2. Chapter 1. Introduction and overview of wearable technologies - p. 3 3. Chapter 2. Soft wearable robots - p. 27 4. Gait analysis: overview, trends, and challenges - p. 53 5. Part II: Introduction to optical fiber sensing - p. 64 6. Chapter 4. Optical fiber fundaments and overview - p. 67 7. Chapter 5. Optical fiber materials - p. 93 8. Optical fiber sensing technologies - p. 119 9. Part III: Optical fiber sensors in rehabilitation systems - p. 148 10. Chapter 7. Wearable robots instrumentation - p. 151 11. Smart structures and textiles for gait analysis - p. 175 12. Soft robotics and compliant actuators instrumentation - p. 201 13. Part IV: Case studies and additional applications - p. 219 14. Chapter 10. Wearable multifunctional smart textiles - p. 223 15. Chapter 11. Smart walker's instrumentation and development with compliant optical fiber sensors - p. 245 16. Optical fiber sensors applications for human health - p. 263 17. Chapter 13. Conclusions and outlook - p. 287 18. Index - p. 293
