Publications by authors named "Ahmad Masih Popal"

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS), an abnormal lateral curvature of the patient's spine with vertebral rotation, is one of the biggest problems in the orthopedic profession. Non-surgical treatments of AIS, including bracing, has the following limitations: i) sensor-less design and lack of closed-loop control on the motion and forces exerted on the torso result in no adaption to the skeletal changes during the treatment, ii) lack of interaction control may also make the brace inconvenient and insecure for the patient. In this paper, a novel robotic exoskeleton equipped with linear actuators, position, and force sensors is developed to control the motion and forces exerted on the torso.

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