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Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system (2018)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system. Nonlinear Dynamics, 94(3), 1803-1817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-018-4458-9

This paper studies the issue of adaptive trajectory tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system and presents a novel motion generation framework. In this framework, feasible motion trajectory is derived through investigating dyn... Read More about Optimized adaptive tracking control for an underactuated vibro-driven capsule system.

Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Asghar, I., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2019). Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia. Assistive Technology: The Offical Journal of RESNA, 31(4), 180-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2017.1411405

This study explores important factors of assistive technology (AT) and evaluates their relative impact on AT effectiveness and retention. Questionnaire based survey is used for data collection from 327 people with dementia (PWD). This empirical study... Read More about Impact evaluation of assistive technology support for the people with dementia.

Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Feng, Y., Yu, H., Wang, Z., Vladareanuv, V., & Du, Y. (2018). Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 15(3), Article 172988141877685. https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881418776855

The early phase of extremity rehabilitation training has high potential impact for stroke patients. However, most of the lower limb rehabilitation robots in hospitals are proposed just suitable for patients at the middle or later recovery stage. This... Read More about Mechanical design and trajectory planning of a lower limb rehabilitation robot with a variable workspace.

A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Cang, S., & Yu, H. (2018). A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(16), 6874-6888. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2018.2833745

Sensor-based human activity recognition (HAR) has received considerable attention due to its wide applications in health care. Each sensor modality has its advantages and limitations. Single sensor modalities sometimes may not cope with complex situa... Read More about A Data Fusion-Based Hybrid Sensory System for Older People’s Daily Activity and Daily Routine Recognition.

An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors (2018)
Journal Article
Anwary, A., Yu, H., & Vassallo, M. (2018). An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors. Sensors, 18(2), 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18020676

This paper aims to assess the use of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors to identify gait asymmetry by extracting automatic gait features. We design and develop an android app to collect real time synchronous IMU data from legs. The results from... Read More about An Automatic Gait Feature Extraction Method for Identifying Gait Asymmetry Using Wearable Sensors.

SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System (2018)
Journal Article
Arshad, S., Shah, M. A., Wahid, A., Mehmood, A., Song, H., & Yu, H. (2018). SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System. IEEE Access, 6, 4321-4339. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2018.2792941

For the last few years, Android is known to be the most widely used operating system and this rapidly increasing popularity has attracted the malware developer's attention. Android allows downloading and installation of apps from other unofficial mar... Read More about SAMADroid: A Novel 3-Level Hybrid Malware Detection Model for Android Operating System.

Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Anwary, A. R., Yu, H., & Vassallo, M. (2018). Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(6), 2555-2567. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2017.2786587

Our aim is to maximize the interpretable information for gait analysis. To achieve this, it is important to find the optimal sensor placement and the parameters that influence the extraction of automatic gait features. We investigated the effect of d... Read More about Optimal Foot Location for Placing Wearable IMU Sensors and Automatic Feature Extraction for Gait Analysis.

Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism (2017)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Yu, H., Zhang, J., Yang, J., & Zhao, T. (2017). Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism. International Journal of Robotics and Automation, 32(3), https://doi.org/10.2316/journal.206.2017.3.206-4918

This paper proposes a new control scheme of a stabilized platform with a 6-revolution universal spherical (6-RUS) parallel mechanism in non-inertial. A kinematics model of the stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism is developed using the... Read More about Kinematics, dynamics and control of a stabilized platform with a 6-RUS parallel mechanism.

Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond (2017)
Journal Article
Yao, X., Zhou, J., Lin, Y., Li, Y., Yu, H., & Liu, Y. (2019). Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 30(8), 2805-2817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-017-1384-5

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have gained an increasing attention recently for their immense potential towards the next generation smart systems that integrate cyber technology into the physical processes. However, CPS did not initiate either smart fa... Read More about Smart manufacturing based on cyber-physical systems and beyond.

Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property (2017)
Journal Article
Liu, P., Yu, H., & Cang, S. (2018). Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control, 40(7), 2416-2427. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142331217708833

This paper proposes a novel geometric analysis-based trajectory planning approach for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property. The idea is to reduce complexity and to characterize coupling by imposing a harmonic drive and then to com... Read More about Geometric analysis-based trajectory planning and control for underactuated capsule systems with viscoelastic property.