Biomechatronics

Marko B. Popovic is currently an assistant research professor in the Physics Department at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. He is the author of Biomechatronics and Robotics, published in 2014 by Pan Standard Publishing. Dr. Popovic is a member of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, and serves as a reviewer for a number of leading journals such as The International Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabiliation and the Journal of Biomechanics. His research interests focus on engineering robotics systems that assist and augment humans, biomechatronics, biomechanics, neuroscience and sensorimotor control. He is also interested in space and planetary robotics, bio-inspired engineering, as well as fundamental physics, specifically theoretical particle physics. He is working alongside other experts to create a design for an oxygen concentrator that would help COVID-19 patients.

1. Introduction 2. Kinematics and Dynamics 3. Actuators 4. Sensors: Natural and Synthetic Sensors 5. Control and Physical Intelligence 6. Direct Neural Interfaces 7. Artificial Organs, Tissues, Support Systems 8. Molecular and Cellular Level - Applications in Biotechnology and Medicine Addressing Molecular and Cellular Level 9. Prosthetic Limbs 10. Powered Orthotics: Enabling Brace Technologies for Upper and Lower Limbs 11. Exoskeletons, Exomusculatures, Exosuits: Dynamic Modeling and Simulation 12. Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation 13. Wheelchairs and Other Mobility Assistance 14. Feeding Systems, Assistive Robotic Arms, Robotic Nurses, Robotic Massage 15. Robotic Surgery 16. Biomechanics and Biomechatronics in Sports, Exercise, and Entertainment 17. Bio-inspired Robotics 18. Animals Biomechatronics 19. Plants Biomechatronics 20. Biomechatronics: A New Dawn 21. Practice Problems 22. Solutions and Hints for Selected Problems