Virtual and Augmented Reality: A New Approach to Aid Users of Myoelectric Prostheses

Soares, Alcimar Barbosa; Lamounier, Edgard Afonso; Andrade, Adriano O.; Cardoso, Alexandre

doi:10.5772/50600

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“…The use of these types of devices may have a positive psychological effect on the individual by increasing self-esteem [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of prosthesis is known as hybrid prosthesis because it combines two types of control in the same prosthesis [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Movements of the shoulder and other parts of the body can be used for controlling the artificial limb [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These prostheses are usually controlled by the movement of remaining natural structures or by electrical muscle activity provided by a chosen muscle group [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on this criterion, prosthetic devices can be subdivided into four classes: Passive Prostheses, Body-Powered Prostheses, Externally-Powered Prostheses and Hybrid Prostheses [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bridging the gap between robotic technology and health care

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Walter

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Biomedical Signal Processing and Control

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Although technology and computation power have become more and more present in our daily lives, we have yet to see the same tendency in robotics applied to health care. In this work we focused on the study of four distinct applications of robotic technology to health care, named Robotic Assisted Surgery, Robotics in Rehabilitation, Prosthetics and Companion Robotic Systems. We identified the main roadblocks that are limiting the progress of such applications by an extensive examination of recent reports. Based on the limitations of the practical use of current robotic technology for health care we proposed a general modularization approach for the conception and implementation of specific robotic devices. The main conclusions of this review are: (i) There is a clear need of the adaptation of robotic technology (closed loop) to the user, so that robotics can be widely accepted and used in the context of heath care; (ii) For all studied robotic technologies cost is still prohibitive and limits their wide use. The reduction of costs influences technology acceptability, thus innovation by using cheaper computer systems and sensors are relevant and should be taken into account in the implementation of robotic systems.

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“…The use of these types of devices may have a positive psychological effect on the individual by increasing self-esteem [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This type of prosthesis is known as hybrid prosthesis because it combines two types of control in the same prosthesis [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Movements of the shoulder and other parts of the body can be used for controlling the artificial limb [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These prostheses are usually controlled by the movement of remaining natural structures or by electrical muscle activity provided by a chosen muscle group [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on this criterion, prosthetic devices can be subdivided into four classes: Passive Prostheses, Body-Powered Prostheses, Externally-Powered Prostheses and Hybrid Prostheses [53].…”

Section: Existing Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bridging the gap between robotic technology and health care

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Walter

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Extended-XRI Body Interfaces for Hyper-Connected Metaverse Environments

Guan

Morris

2022

2022 IEEE Games, Entertainment, Media Conference (GEM)

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Hybrid mixed-reality (XR) internet-of-things (IoT) research, here called XRI, aims at a strong integration between physical and virtual objects, environments, and agents wherein IoT-enabled edge devices are deployed for sensing, context understanding, networked communication and control of device actuators. Likewise, as augmented reality systems provide an immersive overlay on the environments, and virtual reality provides fully immersive environments, the merger of these domains leads to immersive smart spaces that are hyper-connected, adaptive and dynamic components that anchor the metaverse to real-world constructs. Enabling the human-in-the-loop to remain engaged and connected across these virtual-physical hybrid environments requires advances in user interaction that are multi-dimensional. This work investigates the potential to transition the user interface to the human body as an extended-reality avatar with hybrid extended-body interfaces that can interact both with the physical and virtual sides of the metaverse. It contributes: i) an overview of metaverses, XRI, and avatarization concepts, ii) a taxonomy landscape for extended XRI body interfaces, iii) an architecture and potential interactions for XRI body designs, iv) a prototype XRI body implementation based on the architecture, v) a design-science evaluation, toward enabling future design research directions.

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Being an Avatar “for Real”: A Survey on Virtual Embodiment in Augmented Reality

Genay¹,

Lécuyer

Hachet³

2022

IEEE Trans. Visual. Comput. Graphics

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Virtual self-avatars have been increasingly used in Augmented Reality (AR) where one can see virtual content embedded into physical space. However, little is known about the perception of self-avatars in such a context. The possibility that their embodiment could be achieved in a similar way as in Virtual Reality opens the door to numerous applications in education, communication, entertainment, or the medical field. This article aims to review the literature covering the embodiment of virtual self-avatars in AR. Our goal is (i) to guide readers through the different options and challenges linked to the implementation of AR embodiment systems, (ii) to provide a better understanding of AR embodiment perception by classifying the existing knowledge, and (iii) to offer insight on future research topics and trends for AR and avatar research. To do so, we introduce a taxonomy of virtual embodiment experiences by defining a "body avatarization" continuum. The presented knowledge suggests that the sense of embodiment evolves in the same way in AR as in other settings, but this possibility has yet to be fully investigated. We suggest that, whilst it is yet to be well understood, the embodiment of avatars has a promising future in AR and conclude by discussing possible directions for research.

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Virtual and Augmented Reality: A New Approach to Aid Users of Myoelectric Prostheses

Cited by 7 publications

References 29 publications

Bridging the gap between robotic technology and health care

Bridging the gap between robotic technology and health care

Extended-XRI Body Interfaces for Hyper-Connected Metaverse Environments

Being an Avatar “for Real”: A Survey on Virtual Embodiment in Augmented Reality

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