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Major trends in mobility technology

Edited by: Brian Caulfield and Silvestro Micera

An article collection in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

This thematic series summarizes the findings of a group of scientists that visited a number of research institutions in Europe to provide the National Science Foundation with a report of the state of the art in mobility technology for individuals with disabilities. The manuscripts span a broad spectrum of research topics from rehabilitation robotics to wearable technology. This collection of articles shows that a great deal of effort is undergoing toward the development of mobility technology for individuals with disabilities.

This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal's standard peer-review process overseen by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors. The Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors declare no competing interests.

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  1. Markerless motion capture (MMC) technology has been developed to avoid the need for body marker placement during motion tracking and analysis of human movement. Although researchers have long proposed the use ...

    Authors: Winnie W. T. Lam, Yuk Ming Tang and Kenneth N. K. Fong
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2023 20:57
  2. In the fall of 2010, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Veteran's Administration jointly supported a review of mobility technology in Europe. A delegation of Americ...

    Authors: Brian Caulfield, Ted A Conway and Silvestro Micera
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:23
  3. Mobility technologies, including wheelchairs, prostheses, joint replacements, assistive devices, and therapeutic exercise equipment help millions of people participate in desired life activities. Yet, these te...

    Authors: David J Reinkensmeyer, Paolo Bonato, Michael L Boninger, Leighton Chan, Rachel E Cowan, Benjamin J Fregly and Mary M Rodgers
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:22
  4. The aim of this review paper is to summarize recent developments in the field of wearable sensors and systems that are relevant to the field of rehabilitation. The growing body of work focused on the applicati...

    Authors: Shyamal Patel, Hyung Park, Paolo Bonato, Leighton Chan and Mary Rodgers
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:21
  5. Loss of physical mobility makes maximal participation in desired activities more difficult and in the worst case fully prevents participation. This paper surveys recent work in assistive technology to improve ...

    Authors: Rachel E Cowan, Benjamin J Fregly, Michael L Boninger, Leighton Chan, Mary M Rodgers and David J Reinkensmeyer
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:20
  6. The purpose of this paper is to describe the education, research, technology transfer, and cooperative models that appear to have the greatest likelihood of successfully tackling the issue of technology to imp...

    Authors: Michael L Boninger, Rachel E Cowan and Benjamin J Fregly
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:19
  7. Mobility impairments due to injury or disease have a significant impact on quality of life. Consequently, development of effective treatments to restore or replace lost function is an important societal challe...

    Authors: Benjamin J Fregly, Michael L Boninger and David J Reinkensmeyer
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:18
  8. There has been a dramatic increase over the last decade in research on technologies for enhancing movement training and exercise for people with a disability. This paper reviews some of the recent developments...

    Authors: David J Reinkensmeyer and Michael L Boninger
    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2012 9:17