Biomechanics and Ergonomics

For one month, we have had the pleasure of hosting PhD student Birte Coppers (PhD
supervised by Anna-Maria Liphardt) from the CRC 1453 EmpkinS project at Friedrich-
Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg. Her research stay (supervised by Verónica
Gracia) aimed to apply our group’s expertise in electromyographic signal analysis to
patients with rheumatoid arthritis, facilitating a deeper understanding of these
conditions in the context of everyday dynamic tasks.

(Sep-2024)

From September 9 to 14, the Annual Meeting of the European Society for Movement Analysis in Adults and Children (ESMAC) was held in Oslo, Norway. Verónica Gracia presented a group communication titled 'Objective assessment in serious game rehabilitation: Hand kinematics via device tracking'.

(Jul-2024)

During the month of July, Verónica Gracia carried out a research stay at Kedgley's lab at Imperial College, where she worked closely with Angela Kedgley and Mahdi Mohseni on the analysis of EMG parameters as functional indicators of hand osteoarthritis and the study of problems associated with signal normalization. Additionally, she worked on establishing a protocol to record EMG in both extrinsic and intrinsic muscles, as well as identifying the tasks necessary to obtain maximum voluntary contractions.

(Mar-2024)

On March 21, Alba Roda, Vicent Bayarri, Raquel Lázaro, Juan Carlos Díaz and Carlos Gonell participated in Firujiciència, the science fair of the Universitat Jaume I. During the event, students of all levels and research staff held workshops and science demonstrations. The Biomechanics and Ergonomics Group presented workshops on Eye Tracking and measurement of manual dexterity with virtual reality.

(Jan-2024)

Veronica Gracia and Alba Roda are guest editors for a Special Issue in Applied Science about Biomechanical Analysis of Hand Dysfunctions.

(Nov-2023)

As part of the collaboration agreement between the Biomechanics and Ergonomics group and FISABIO for the adaptation and design of products for rehabilitation, on Thursday, November 30th, several researchers involved in the agreement visited the Hospital de la Madalena to deliver some of the manufactured designs and plan for the next steps.

[EXOHANDBENCH]

Towards a benchmark for the holistic assessment of assistive hand exoskeletons in activities of daily living.

[MORPHO-HAND 3D]

Morphological characterization of human hand using 3D scanning techniques.

[HMI-HAND]

Development of hand prosthesis control systems using non-invasive human-machine interfaces.

[SOCKET-BIOEMO]

Biomechanical and emotional analysis to improve the design and fabrication of sockets for hand prostheses.

[INDIREVAL]

Biomechanical indicators of hand functionality oriented to evaluation and rehabilitation through virtual reality.

[FPIFOOTWEAR]

Effect of design parameters of shoe insoles and footwear soles for feet with different postural index. Analysis of dynamic stiffness and synergies.

[UNIQUE-HAND]

Development of benchmarks for the experimental evaluation of artificial hands. Application to the design of better robotic and prosthetic hands.

• "Margarita Salas" grants for the training of young doctors. If you have recently obtained your doctorate and want to join our Biomechanics and Ergonomics group with a postdoctoral contract, contact us.
• "María Zambrano" grants to attract international talent, until September 3, 2021. If you have been a doctor for at least two years and currently you are carrying out research out of Spain related to the group lines, you can enjoy a training stay in our group, with remuneration of 4,000 € gross per month. If you are interested, contact us.
• Collaboration grants of the Spanish Ministry for students enrolled in the last year of an undergraduate programme or first year of a master. Open during first two weeks of September.
• Pre-doctoral grants for graduate students, to develop a doctoral thesis.
• Grants and contracts for post-doctoral students
• Ramón y Cajal and Juan de la Cierva Fellowships
• Marie Curie Individual Fellowship

If you are interested, please  contact with us.

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