Patents

The A2HR project has submitted a national patent to the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property which is already approved.


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Publications


2017

Posters exposure in the ISR exhibitor present at the AAL Forum 2017 (Active and Assisted Living), October 2-4, Coimbra, Portugal.
Instrumented Shoes for Medical Diagnosys and Rehabilitation PDF Patent
Electronically Assisted Pedal Board for Lower Limbs Rehabilitation PDF Patent

Zexia He, Yang Shen, Tao Liu, Jingang Yi, João P. Ferreira, “A gait retraining feedback system based on wearable sensors”, Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM), 2017 IEEE International Conference on, pp. 1029-1034, Munich, Germany, 3-7 July 2017. View PDF Patent

2016

Paulo A. Ferreira, João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, “Low Cost Vision System for Human Gait Acquisition and Characterization”, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2016), pp. 291-295, Bali, Indonésia, December 4-7, 2016. View PDF Patent


Related Team Publications


[J1] Stephane Cruz, João Ferreira, Paulo Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, Paulo Coimbra, Pedro Lemos, Celeste Gonçalves, Joana Santos Costa, João Páscoa Pinheiro, "Instrumented shoes for analysis and characterization of human gait disorders", Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supl. 54, June 2015.

[J2] João Ferreira, Stephane Cruz, Paulo Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, Paulo Coimbra, Pedro Lemos, Celeste Gonçalves, Pedro Figueiredo, João Páscoa Pinheiro, "Gait disorder assessment using a treadmill and a low cost vision system", Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, Supl. 54, June 2015.

[J3] JP Ferreira, M Crisóstomo, AP Coimbra "Tuning a PD Controller Based on an SVR for the Control of a Biped Robot Subject to External Forces and Slope Variation", International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2014.

[J4] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo and A. Paulo Coimbra, "Adaptive PD Controller modelled via Support Vector Regression for a biped robot", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2013.

[J5] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo and A. Paulo Coimbra, "SVR Controller for a Biped Robot in the sagittal plane with human-based ZMP trajectory reference and gait", International Journal of Humanoid Robotics (IJHR), September 2012.

[J6] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "Sagittal stability PD controllers for a biped robot using a neuro-fuzzy network and an SVR", Robotica Cambridge University press, 2011.

[J7] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "Human Gait Acquisition and Characterization", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol.58, Nº9, pp. 2979-2988, September 2009.

[J8] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra e B. Ribeiro, "Control of a Biped Robot with Support Vector Regression in Sagittal Plane", IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Vol. 58, Nº9, pp. 3167- 3176, September 2009.

[J9] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "SVR vs. Neural-Fuzzy Network controllers for the sagittal balance of a biped robot", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, Vol. 20, Nº12, pp. 1885-1897, December 2009.

[C1] Heloísa Sobral, Alexandra Vieira, João Ferreira, Stephane Cruz, Paulo Ferreira, A. Paulo Coimbra, Manuel Crisóstomo, Vítor Simões, Joana Costa, Pedor Lemos and João Pinheiro, "Gait assessment after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction - A new evaluation model", 20th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 23-28 April, 2016.

[C2] Alexandra Vieira, Heloísa Sobral, João Ferreira, Stephane Cruz, Paulo Ferreira, A. Paulo Coimbra, Manuel Crisóstomo, Joana Costa and João Pinheiro, "Computational Intelligence Individual References For Gait Analysis", 20th European Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 23-28 April, 2016.

[C3] A. Vieira, H. Sobral, J. Ferreira, P. Ferreira, S. Cruz, M. Crisóstomo, A. Coimbra, "Software for human gait analysis and classification", IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, 2015.

[C4] H. Sobral, A. Vieira, J. Ferreira, P. Ferreira, S. Cruz, M. Crisóstomo, A. Coimbra, "Human gait analysis using instrumented shoes", IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, 2015.

[C5] F. Garcia, J. Ferreira, P. Ferreira, S. Cruz, M. Crisóstomo, A.P. Coimbra, "Active pedal exerciser for leg rehabilitation", IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, 2015.

[C6] João Ferreira, Stephane Cruz, Paulo Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, Paulo Coimbra, Pedro Lemos, Celeste Gonçalves, Pedro Figueiredo, João Páscoa Pinheiro, "Avaliação da marcha utilizando uma passadeira rolante e um sistema de visão de baixo custo", XVI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, 2015.

[C7] Stephane Cruz, João Ferreira, Paulo Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, Paulo Coimbra, Pedro Lemos, Celeste, Gonçalves, Joana Santos Costa, João Páscoa Pinheiro, "Sapato instrumentado para análise e caracterização de distúrbios da marcha", XVI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina Física e de Reabilitação, 2015.

[C8] J. P. Ferreira, M. M. Crisóstomo and A. P. Coimbra, "Disturbance Rejection Using an Intelligent Computing Control Technique for a Biped Robot", IEEE -World Automation Congress, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 24-28 June, 2012.

[C9] J. P. Ferreira, M. M. Crisóstomo e A. P. Coimbra, "SVR Sagittal Balance of a Biped Robot Controlling the Torso and Ankle Joint Angles", IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Macau, December, 2010.

[C10] J. P. Ferreira, M. M. Crisóstomo e A. P. Coimbra, "Tunning an SVR based PD controller for a biped robot", IEEE 8th International Symposium on Intelligent Automation and Control (ISIAC) held at the Biannual World Automation Congress, Kobe, Japan, 19-22 September, 2010.

[C11] J. P. Ferreira, M. M. Crisóstomo e A. P. Coimbra, "SVR control of the sagittal balance of a biped robot combining torso and ankle joints", IEEE 7th International Symposium on Soft Computing for Industry (ISSCI) held at the Biannual World Automation Congress, Kobe, Japan, 19-22 September, 2010.

[C12] J. P. Ferreira, M. M. Crisóstomo e A. P. Coimbra, "ZMP trajectory reference for the sagittal plane control of a biped robot based on a human CoP and gait", IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - IROS 2009, St. Louis, MO, USA, 11-15 October, 2009.

[C13] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "Rejection of an external force in the Sagittal Plane applied on a Biped Robot using a Neuro-Fuzzy Controller”, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics - ICAR 2009, Munique, Germany, 22-26 June, 2009.

[C14] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "SVR controller of a biped robot in the sagittal plane when pulling a mass", IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics - ICAR 2009, Munique, Germany, 22-26 June, 2009.

[C15] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "Human-like ZMP trajectory reference in sagittal plane for a biped robot", IEEE International Conference on Advanced Robotics - ICAR 2009, Munique, Germany, 22-26 June, 2009.

[C16] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, "Neuro-Fuzzy Control of a Biped Robot Able to be Subjected to an External Pushing Force in the Sagittal Plane", IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - IROS 2008, Nice, France, 22-26 September, 2008.

[C17] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, Bernardete Ribeiro, "Simulation control of a biped robot with Support Vector Regression", IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing-WISP'2007, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 October, 2007.

[C18] João P. Ferreira, Manuel Crisóstomo, A. Paulo Coimbra, David Carnide e António Marto, "A Human Gait Analyzer", IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing-WISP'2007, Madrid, Spain, 3-5 October, 2007.