Worksharing of Upper and Lower Limbs (WULL)

1. Creating a mechanical pathway to capture and transfer upper limb motion/force to lower limbs 
2. Assisting mobility, rehabilitation, or augmentation
3. IRB-approved human subject experiment in progress

• G. R. Carbonell, R. Choudhury, E. Frankle, I. F. Kadhim, D. Fukuda and J. -H. Park, “Work-sharing of Upper and Lower Limbs (WULL) to Assist Ambulatory Movements,” 2022 9th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2022, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/BioRob52689.2022.9925403.

• J-H. Park, G. Carbonell, E. Frankle, “Appendage Work Sharing Apparatus”, US Patent  63/345,295, May 27, 2022

VAriable Resistance Suit (VARS)

1. Wearable device designed to provide adjustable, bi-directional, speed-dependent resistance at a targeted joint 
2. Enhance resistance training outcomes 
3. IRB-approved human subject experiment results supported the efficacy and effectiveness of VARS in inducing muscle hypertrophy

• Kadhim, IF, Aracena Alvial, AA, Frankle, E, Rios Carbonell, G, Hosseini, SM, Fukuda, D, Stout, J, & Park, J. “Variable Resistance Suit (VARS) for Enhancing Resistance Training.” Proceedings of the ASME 2022 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 7: 46th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). St. Louis, Missouri, USA. August 14–17, 2022. V007T07A055. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2022-91042
• J-H. Park, I. Kadhim, A. Alvial, G. Carbonell, S. Mohammadhosseini, “VARIABLE RESISTANCE EXERCISE APPAREL”, US Patent  63/343,302, May 19, 2022

Wearable Feedback for Environmental Interpretation (WeFEI)

1. Wearable device to provide auditory and vibrotactile cues to assist navigation and reaching/grasping tasks
2. RGBD camera and Computer vision running on a Single board computer (Nvidia Jetson Xavier) with low level micro controllers to control vibrotactile feedback
3. Vision transformer architecture and custom built collision prediction using bounding box trajectories of surrounding objects

• Bayat N, Kim J-H, Choudhury R, Kadhim IF, Al-Mashhadani Z, Aldritz Dela Virgen M, Latorre R, De La Paz R, Park J-H. Vision Transformer Customized for Environment Detection and Collision Prediction to Assist the Visually Impaired. Journal of Imaging. 2023; 9(8):161. https://doi.org/10.3390/jimaging9080161

Multimodal Human and Ambience Sensing System (MuHASS)

1. Custom built multimodal sensor system capable of measuring key physiological and environmental parameters
2. Mobile app incorporating real-time feedback and data analysis capabilities to inform state detection and intervention purposes
3. Clinically relevant and research grade hardware and software, tested for its usability and practicality in free living environments by older adults

• Devasundaram, S., Raymond, A., Virgen, M., Shapiro, D. and Park, J-H. Design of a Reconfigurable Multimodal Wearable Sensor Network (RMWSN) for Human Health and Ambience Monitoring. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Sensor Networks, ISBN 978-989-758-551-7, ISSN 2184-4380, pages 26-33. 2022 DOI: 10.5220/0010838100003118

Patient Transfer Robot (PATRO)

1. Understand gaps and limitations of current patient transfer devices
2. Address implementation barriers of robotic assistive devices for patient transfer
3. Integration of AI, robotics and advanced user-robot communication and interactions to promote safety, independence and usability of patient transfer robot

A Cable-driven Ankle Perturbation System to Study Fall Mechanics from Slips and Trips

1. Develop a force-controlled gait perturbation system to emulate unexpected slip- and trip-like responses during gait.
2. Characterize the biomechanical and neural control responses of healthy young adults across different perturbation modalities
3. Develop pre-impact fall detection algorithms to detect loss of balance after unexpected slip-/trip-like perturbations

Motion2Sound (M2S)

1. Vocalizing Gesture using Wearables and Machine Learning 
2. 8 channel EMG armband integrated with a microcontroller (Portenta)
3. Developed gesture recognition model using Temporal Convolutional Network and LSTM
4. Targeting people with communication disorders or speech impairment to assist conversion of arm/hand gestures to audio, customizable to individual’s motion capability

Multimodal Sensory Feedback (MSF) for enhanced Motor Learning

1. Understanding how different sensory feedback help learning spatial, temporal and force modulation of full body motor skills
2. Identify optimal multimodal sensory feedback via visual, auditory and haptic feedback for motor learning
3. IRB-approved human subject study in progress

Telerobotic Space Operator (TSO) 

1. Develop a tele robotic system integrating actuating mechanisms, sensors, and wireless communication protocol to provide a tele presence with haptic feedback.
2. The robot can act as a long-term personnel that stations outer space to perform routine maintenance tasks which eliminates the need for recurring expeditions.
3. Conduct experimental evaluations on the implemented functions and assess the practicality and believability.

Vehicle Exterior Damage Detection (VEDD)