2024 Conference Publication Trajectory-based assist-as-needed control of an overground robotic exoskeleton - a preliminary studyAnchivilca Baltazar, Alex, von Snarski, Benjamin Hannol, Amin, Nilp, Lai, Joshua, Fong, Justin, Shirota, Camila and Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro (2024). Trajectory-based assist-as-needed control of an overground robotic exoskeleton - a preliminary study. 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), Heidelberg, Germany, 1-4 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/biorob60516.2024.10719867 |
2023 Journal Article Assessing walking ability using a robotic gait trainer: opportunities and limitations of assist-as-needed control in spinal cord injuryMaggioni, Serena, Lünenburger, Lars, Riener, Robert, Curt, Armin, Bolliger, Marc and Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro (2023). Assessing walking ability using a robotic gait trainer: opportunities and limitations of assist-as-needed control in spinal cord injury. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 20 (1) 121, 1-22. doi: 10.1186/s12984-023-01226-4 |
2023 Journal Article Competition increases the effort put into a physical interaction taskTakagi, Atsushi, Bagnato, Carlo, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Jarrassé, Nathanaël, Ganesh, Gowrishankar and Burdet, Etienne (2023). Competition increases the effort put into a physical interaction task. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16 (4), 719-725. doi: 10.1109/toh.2023.3306794 |
2021 Journal Article A framework for sensor-based assessment of upper-limb functioning in hemiparesisDavid, Ann, Subash, Tanya, Varadhan, S. K.M., Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro and Balasubramanian, Sivakumar (2021). A framework for sensor-based assessment of upper-limb functioning in hemiparesis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 15 667509, 667509. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.667509 |
2021 Journal Article Estimating movement smoothness from inertial measurement unitsMelendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Shirota, Camila and Balasubramanian, Sivakumar (2021). Estimating movement smoothness from inertial measurement units. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8 558771, 558771. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.558771 |
2025 Journal Article Development, validation, acceptability and usability of a device-based system to measure sit-stand desk usageHealy, Genevieve N., Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Kaab, Sami, Bongers, Noah, Heseltine, Katherine A., Yue, Chan Hi, Thomas, George and Clark, Bronwyn K. (2025). Development, validation, acceptability and usability of a device-based system to measure sit-stand desk usage. Applied Ergonomics, 126 104490, 104490. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104490 |
2023 Conference Publication Towards visual-tactile integration of shoulder and hand using immersive virtual realityCardoso, Lucas R. L., Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Bochkezanian, Vanesa, Forner-Cordero, Arturo and Bo, Antonio P. L. (2023). Towards visual-tactile integration of shoulder and hand using immersive virtual reality. 45th Annual International Conference of the IEEE-Engineering-in-Medicine-and-Biology-Society (EMBC), Sydney, NSW Australia, 24-27 July 2023. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC40787.2023.10340578 |
2022 Journal Article Comparing algorithms for assessing upper limb use with inertial measurement unitsSubash, Tanya, David, Ann, ReetaJanetSurekha, StephenSukumaran, Gayathri, Sankaralingam, Samuelkamaleshkumar, Selvaraj, Magimairaj, Henry Prakash, Malesevic, Nebojsa, Antfolk, Christian, SKM, Varadhan, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro and Balasubramanian, Sivakumar (2022). Comparing algorithms for assessing upper limb use with inertial measurement units. Frontiers in Physiology, 13 1023589, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1023589 |
2022 Conference Publication Continuous gait phase recognition and prediction using LSTM network across walking speeds and inclinationsLu, Linjun, Liu, Siyu, Zhou, Zhiyong, Sun, Jiantao, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro and Guo, Zhao (2022). Continuous gait phase recognition and prediction using LSTM network across walking speeds and inclinations. 7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics, Guilin, China, 9-11 July 2022. New York, NY USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icarm54641.2022.9959678 |
2022 Journal Article Soft robotics and functional electrical stimulation advances for restoring hand function in people with SCI: a narrative review, clinical guidelines and future directionsCardoso, Lucas R. L., Bochkezanian, Vanesa, Forner-Cordero, Arturo, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro and Bo, Antonio P. L. (2022). Soft robotics and functional electrical stimulation advances for restoring hand function in people with SCI: a narrative review, clinical guidelines and future directions. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 19 (1) 66, 1-24. doi: 10.1186/s12984-022-01043-1 |
2022 Conference Publication Challenges in adaptive robot-assisted gait training: the balancing act of minimizing assistance while preserving safetyMelendez-Calderon, Alejandro and Maggioni, Serena (2022). Challenges in adaptive robot-assisted gait training: the balancing act of minimizing assistance while preserving safety. 5th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR2020), Virtual, 13-16 October 2020. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-70316-5_7 |
2020 Journal Article The dominant limb preferentially stabilizes posture in a bimanual task with physical couplingTakagi, A., Maxwell, S., Melendez-Calderon, A. and Burdet, E. (2020). The dominant limb preferentially stabilizes posture in a bimanual task with physical coupling. Journal of Neurophysiology, 123 (6), 2154-2160. doi: 10.1152/jn.00047.2020 |
2019 Journal Article Home rehabilitation supported by a wearable soft-robotic device for improving hand function in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trialRadder, Bob, Prange-Lasonder, Gerdienke B., Kottink, Anke I.R., Holmberg, Johnny, Sletta, Kristin, van Dijk, Manon, Meyer, Thomas, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Buurke, Jaap H. and Rietman, Johan S. (2019). Home rehabilitation supported by a wearable soft-robotic device for improving hand function in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 14 (8) e0220544, e0220544. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220544 |
2019 Journal Article Technology-aided assessments of sensorimotor function: current use, barriers and future directions in the view of different stakeholdersShirota, Camila, Balasubramanian, Sivakumar and Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro (2019). Technology-aided assessments of sensorimotor function: current use, barriers and future directions in the view of different stakeholders. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 16 (1) 53, 53. doi: 10.1186/s12984-019-0519-7 |
2019 Conference Publication A framework for closing the loop between human experts and computational algorithms for the assessment of movement disordersJarrett, Christopher, Shirota, Camila, McDaid, Andrew, Piovesan, Davide and Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro (2019). A framework for closing the loop between human experts and computational algorithms for the assessment of movement disorders. IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, ON, Canada, 24-28 June 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779458 |
2019 Conference Publication The effect of skill level matching in dyadic interaction on learning of a tracing taskKager, Simone, Hussain, Asif, Cherpin, Adele, Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Takagi, Atsushi, Endo, Satoshi, Burdet, Etienne, Hirche, Sandra, Ang, Marcelo H. and Campolo, Domenico (2019). The effect of skill level matching in dyadic interaction on learning of a tracing task. IEEE 16th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Toronto, ON, Canada, 24-28 June 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779485 |
2018 Journal Article An adaptive and hybrid end-point/joint impedance controller for lower limb exoskeletonsMaggioni, Serena, Reinert, Nils, Lünenburger, Lars and Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro (2018). An adaptive and hybrid end-point/joint impedance controller for lower limb exoskeletons. Frontiers Robotics AI, 5 (OCT) 104. doi: 10.3389/frobt.2018.00104 |
2018 Conference Publication Reference trajectory adaptation to improve human-robot interaction: a database-driven approachHaufe, F. L., Maggioni, S. and Melendez-Calderon, A. (2018). Reference trajectory adaptation to improve human-robot interaction: a database-driven approach. 2018 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Honolulu, HI, United States, 18-21 July 2018. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512604 |
2018 Journal Article Feasibility of a wearable soft-robotic glove to support impaired hand function in stroke patientsRadder, Bob, Prange-Lasonder, Gerdienke B., Kottink, Anke I. R., Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Buurke, Jaap H. and Rietman, Johan S. (2018). Feasibility of a wearable soft-robotic glove to support impaired hand function in stroke patients. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 50 (7), 598-606. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2357 |
2017 Journal Article Transfer of dynamic motor skills acquired during isometric training to free motionMelendez-Calderon, Alejandro, Tan, Michael, Bittmann, Moria Fisher, Burdet, Etienne and Patton, James L. (2017). Transfer of dynamic motor skills acquired during isometric training to free motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 118 (1), 219-233. doi: 10.1152/jn.00614.2016 |