Principal investigators: Christine Azevedo (CAMIN, INRIA) and Henrique Resende Martins (Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil)
Other participants:
- Laboratório de Bioengenharia – LABBIO – UFMG, Brazil
- BEM-TE-VI project team, Universidade de Brasília UnB, Brazil
- Centre Bouffard-Vercelli USSAP Perpignan, France
Our teams are involved in research that combines mechatronic systems and functional electrical stimulation (FES). Thus, the use of FES in interaction with an instrumented tricycle for instance allows people with spinal cord injuries to pedal. FES can also be combined with orthoses, in particular for the upper limb. Our aim is to develop a collaboration to optimize the outcomes of hybrid mechatronic devices in the context of functional rehabilitation. Joining our efforts would lead to the possibility to have access to a greater number of participants to our clinical protocols and therefore our results have a greater impact.
