316
Index
measurement of, 158–161
Designing mechanisms, 5
Desktop bioplant, 127
Detection/tracking and control
algorithm, 134–138
Diffraction limited modulation transfer
function, 133
Digestive tract, use of capsule
endoscopy for diagnosis of, 206
Digital images, relative size of pixels
in, 137
Distal interphalangeal joints,
rehabilitation of, 285
Donor cells, digital imaging of, 137
Double integration method, 170
Driving force, analysis of for Bio-Cycle,
45–46
Dynamic manipulation, 56
Dynamically coupled driving, 56–57, 82
case study for, 65–67
method to utilize, 67–74
utilization of, 57–63
utilization of actuators for, 62
E
E-SEM system, 168
observations of biological samples
by, 177–179
EDDIE, artificial eyes in, 301–302
EEGs, 190–191
Elastic shear modulus, RBCs, 160
Electroencephalograms. See EEGs
Electron microscopes, nanorobotic
manipulations inside of,
176–177
Electrophysiological neuron modeling,
264
Eletrorheological (ER) fluids-based
actuators, 241
ELIAS, artificial eyes in, 300–301
Endoskeleton, hand rehabilitation
machines, 278–279
Environmental scanning electron
microscope nanorobotic
manipulation system. See
E-SEM system
Ergonomics, 39–40
EU SHOAL project, system
configuration of robotic fish
for, 95–97
Evans–Skalak material, 149
Excitatory synapses, 271
Exercise, necessity of, 240
Exercise motions, detection of, 47–50
Exoskeletons
hand rehabilitation machines,
278–279
lower extremity, 240
Extensor digiti minimi, 225
Extensor digitorum, 225
Extensor policis brevis, 225
Extensor policis longus, 225
Eye movements
characterization of, 300
handling of vergence with
teleoperations, 306
Eye tracker, use of in Wizard-of-Oz
scenario, 304–305, 308–309
F
Feedback control, 6
Fibroblasts
suction of, 138–139
use of in somatic cell cloning, 130
Finite element method, analysis and
modeling of multifunctional
actuators using, 249–250
Fish. See also Biological fish; Robotic fish
fin configuration of, 87
swimming behaviors of, 87–89
Fitness cycles, 34–36
design of compound resistance
system for, 44–50
ergonomic analysis and mechanism
design of, 39–44
mechanism scheme-based multidrive
mode, 38–39
Flocking algorithm, 97–101
Fluorescent microscopy, 128
Force, identification of in hand
movements, 230–233
Force calibrations, 155–156
use of to characterize properties of
RBCs, 153
Force–deformation relationship, 151–153
Index
measurement of, 158–161
Designing mechanisms, 5
Desktop bioplant, 127
Detection/tracking and control
algorithm, 134–138
Diffraction limited modulation transfer
function, 133
Digestive tract, use of capsule
endoscopy for diagnosis of, 206
Digital images, relative size of pixels
in, 137
Distal interphalangeal joints,
rehabilitation of, 285
Donor cells, digital imaging of, 137
Double integration method, 170
Driving force, analysis of for Bio-Cycle,
45–46
Dynamic manipulation, 56
Dynamically coupled driving, 56–57, 82
case study for, 65–67
method to utilize, 67–74
utilization of, 57–63
utilization of actuators for, 62
E
E-SEM system, 168
observations of biological samples
by, 177–179
EDDIE, artificial eyes in, 301–302
EEGs, 190–191
Elastic shear modulus, RBCs, 160
Electroencephalograms. See EEGs
Electron microscopes, nanorobotic
manipulations inside of,
176–177
Electrophysiological neuron modeling,
264
Eletrorheological (ER) fluids-based
actuators, 241
ELIAS, artificial eyes in, 300–301
Endoskeleton, hand rehabilitation
machines, 278–279
Environmental scanning electron
microscope nanorobotic
manipulation system. See
E-SEM system
Ergonomics, 39–40
EU SHOAL project, system
configuration of robotic fish
for, 95–97
Evans–Skalak material, 149
Excitatory synapses, 271
Exercise, necessity of, 240
Exercise motions, detection of, 47–50
Exoskeletons
hand rehabilitation machines,
278–279
lower extremity, 240
Extensor digiti minimi, 225
Extensor digitorum, 225
Extensor policis brevis, 225
Extensor policis longus, 225
Eye movements
characterization of, 300
handling of vergence with
teleoperations, 306
Eye tracker, use of in Wizard-of-Oz
scenario, 304–305, 308–309
F
Feedback control, 6
Fibroblasts
suction of, 138–139
use of in somatic cell cloning, 130
Finite element method, analysis and
modeling of multifunctional
actuators using, 249–250
Fish. See also Biological fish; Robotic fish
fin configuration of, 87
swimming behaviors of, 87–89
Fitness cycles, 34–36
design of compound resistance
system for, 44–50
ergonomic analysis and mechanism
design of, 39–44
mechanism scheme-based multidrive
mode, 38–39
Flocking algorithm, 97–101
Fluorescent microscopy, 128
Force, identification of in hand
movements, 230–233
Force calibrations, 155–156
use of to characterize properties of
RBCs, 153
Force–deformation relationship, 151–153