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Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

Van der Loos HFM, Ullrich N, Kobayashi H. Development of sensate and robotic bed technologies for vital signs monitoring and sleep quality improvement. Autonomous Robots, 15: 67-79, 2003.

Kautz SA, Brown DA, Van der Loos HFM, Zajac FE. Mutability of bifunctional thigh muscle activity in pedaling due to contralateral leg force generation. J Neurophysiol, 88: 1308-1317, 2002.

Lum PS, Burgar CG, Shor PC, Majmundar M, Van der Loos HFM. Robot-assisted movement training compared with conventional therapy techniques for the rehabilitation of upper limb motor function after stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehab, 83: 952-959, 2002.

Van der Loos HFM. Immersive user environments in rehabilitation robotics and mechatronics. Artificial Life and Robotics, 4: 176-181, 2001.

S.A. Kautz, D.A. Brown, H.F.M. Van der Loos, F.E. Zajac, Mutability of bifunctional muscle activity in pedaling due to contralateral leg force generation (accepted 4/2002). Journal of Neurophysiology (accepted 4/2002).

R. Mahoney, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, P.S. Lum, C. Burgar, Robotic stroke therapy assistant, Robotica (in press 12/2002).

M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor,. L.J. Leifer, Design and evaluation of Driver's SEAT: A car steering simulation environment for upper limb stroke therapy. Robotica. (in press 12/2002).

P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, P.C. Shor, M. Majmundar, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Robot-assisted movement training compared with conventional therapy techniques for the rehabilitation of upper limb motor function after stroke, Archives of PM&R, vol 83, 2002, pp. 952-959.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, Immersive user environments in rehabilitation robotics and mechatronics, Artificial Life and Robotics, Springer-Verlag, Tokyo, Japan, vol. 4, no. 4, October, 2001, pp. 176-181.

Burgar CG, Lum PS, Shor PC, Van der Loos, HFM. Development of robots for rehabilitation therapy: the Palo Alto VA/Stanford experience. J Rehab Res Dev, 36: 663-673, 2000.
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M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, L.J. Leifer, Driver's SEAT: Simulation environment for arm therapy, Advanced Robotics (in preparation).

J.J. Wagner, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Larry J. Leifer, Construction of social relationships between user and robot, Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (31), 2000 May, 2000, pp. 185-191.

P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, D. Kenney, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Quantification of force abnormalities during passive and active-assisted upper-limb reaching movements in post-stroke hemiparesis, IEEE Transactions Biomedical Engineering 46:6, June, 1999, pp. 652-662.

L.H. Ting, S.A. Kautz, D.A. Brown, H.F.M. Van der Loos, F.E. Zajac, Bilateral integration of sensorimotor signals during pedaling. Proceedings Workshop on Neuronal Mechanisms for Generating Locomotor Activity, New York, NY., March 20-23, 1998 [also published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, Engineering reasonable accommodation: the delivery and use of assistive technology in a vocational training program. Technology and Disability 5:3/4, 1996, pp. 371-382.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, The design and use of history list systems for rehabilitation robots. Technology and Disability 5:2, 1996, pp. 177-196.

L.J. Leifer, G. Toye, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Tele-Service-Robot: Integrating the socio-technical framework of human service through the InterNet-World-Wide-Web. International Workshop on Biorobotics: Human-Robot Symbiosis, in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 18, Elsevier Press, 1996, pp. 117-126.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, VA/Stanford Rehabilitation Robotics Research and Development Program: Lessons Learned in the Application of Robotics Technology to the Field of Rehabilitation. IEEE Trans. Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, March, 1995, pp. 46-55.

J. Hammel, H.F.M. Van der Loos, P. LePage, C. Burgar, I. Perkash, D. Shafer, E. Topp, D.S. Lees, The Vocational Training Facility: An Interactive Learning Program to Return Persons with Physical Disabilities to Employment. Work: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment and Rehabilitation, Vol. 4, No. 2, October, 1994, pp. 270-277.

H.F.M. Van der Loos. A History List Design Methodology for Interactive Robots. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, 1992.

J. Hammel, H.F.M. Van der Loos, I. Perkash, Evaluation of a Vocational Robot with a Quadriplegic Employee. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 73, July, 1992, pp. 683-693.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, D.S. Lees, D. Chang, I. Perkash, Field evaluation of a robot workstation for quadriplegic office workers. European Review of Biomedical Technology, Vol. 5, No. 12, 1990, pp. 317-319.

J. Hammel, K. Hall, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L. Leifer, I. Perkash, Clinical Evaluation of a Desk-top Robotic Assistant. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, Vol. 26, No. 3, 1989, pp. 1-16.

R. Awad-Edwards, K.G. Engelhardt, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, Interactive evaluation of voice control for a robotic aid. AVIOS Journal, 1984.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, Design of a Six Degree-of-Freedom Manual Controller for Telemanipulator and Robotic Applications. Thesis for the Degree of Engineer (EDME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, April, 1984.

H.F.M. Van der Loos, Design of a 3-fingered robot gripper. The Industrial Robot, December, 1978.

Data Ready for Journal of Rehabilitation R&D Publication

Van der Loos HFM, Harvey J, Bevly DM, Kautz SA, Schwandt DF, Anderson JH. Design of a computer-controlled dual-servomotor split-crank bicycle ergometer for studies in human neuromuscular control of the lower extremities. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Conference Presentations and Abstracts

Cimbalo JM, Johnson MJ, Van der Loos HFM. An improved method for analysis of rehabilitation devices. RESNA Ann Conf, Atlanta, GA, June, 2003.

Kimura H, Kawabata K, Kobayashi H, Van der Loos HFM. Development of an unobtrusive vital signs detection system using conductive fiber sensors. Proc 8th Intl Conf Rehab Robotics, 108-111, Daejeon, Korea, Apr, 2003.

Lum PS, Burgar CG, Van der Loos HFM, Shor PC. Neuro-rehabilitation of upper limb movement in subacute stroke subjects with the MIME robotic device. BMES Conf, Nashville, TN, Oct, 2003.

Burgar CG, Lum PS, Shor PC, Van der Loos HFM. Maintenance of gains from robot-assisted stroke therapy. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 26, 2002.

Van der Loos HFM, Kenney DE, Buckley EL, Topp EL, Davidson CA. Video-based performance assessment following stroke: design of the critical elements video assessment instrument. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 14, 2002.

Van der Loos HFM, Kautz SA, Schwandt DF, Anderson JH, Chen G, Bevly DM. A split-crank, servomotor-controlled bicycle ergometer design for studies in human biomechanics. Proc IEEE/RSJ Intl Conf Intelligent Robots and Systems, Lausanne, Switzerland, pp 1409-1414, 2002.

Van der Loos HF, Johanson ME, Broberg MA, Houghtaling JG, Hanbum CA. A haptic interface to a robot to study grasp stability with a virtual task. Proc 2002 IEEE Intl Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Berlin, Germany, Sept, 2002.

Wagner JJ, Van der Loos HFM, Czaja JA, Punj V, Kiratli BJ. User interface testing of an assistive workstation robot for persons with high-level tetraplegia. Proc 3rd VA Natl Rehab Res Dev Conf, p 49, 2002.

Invited Lectures

Van der Loos HFM. The future of rehabilitation robotics. Proc 8th Intl Conf Rehab Robotics, 270-273, Daejeon, Korea, Apr, 2003.

Data Ready for Journal of Rehabilitation R&D Publication

Johnson MJ, Cimbalo J, Van der Loos HFM, Burgar CG, Leifer LJ. Design principles learned from evaluating the clinical potential of a simple robotic stroke therapy device. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Van der Loos HFM, Harvey J, Bevly DM, Kautz SA, Schwandt D, Anderson J. Design of a computer-controlled dual-servomotor split-crank bicycle ergometer for studies in human neuromuscular control of the lower extremities. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Van der Loos HFM, Kenney DE, Buckley E, Dozono JM. Critical elements video analysis scale for assessment of wheelchair transfers: validity and reliability testing. J Rehab Res Dev, in preparation.

Patents

H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Ford, H. Kobayashi, J. Norman, T. Osada, SleepSmart, U.S patent 6,468,234, October 22, 2002.

Older Publications

  1. H.F.M. Van der Loos, Main de robot à multiples modes de préhension. Proc. of the Flexible Automation Conference, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, September, 1978.

  2. L.J. Leifer, R. Sun, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Terminal device centered control of manipulation for a rehabilitative robot. Proc. of the Joint Automatic Control Conference, San Francisco, CA, September, 1980.

  3. H.F.M. Van der Loos, Design of a 6-axis input device for a robotic manipulation aid. Proc. of the 6th Annual RESNA Conference, San Diego, CA, June, 1983, pp. 239-241.

  4. R. Wicke, H.F.M. Van der Loos, R. Awad, K.G. Engelhardt, L.J. Leifer, Evolution of a Vocabulary for Voice Control of a Robotic Arm. Proc. of the 7th Annual RESNA Conference, Ottawa, Canada, June, 1984.

  5. L.J. Leifer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, S.J. Michalowski, Design issues in the development of a robotic aid for human services. Proc. of the Second Annual International Robot Conf., Long Beach, CA, Oct., 1984, pp. 116-121.

  6. H.F.M. Van der Loos, Design of an omnidirectional mobile base for a rehabilitative robotic aid, Proc. International Personal Robot Conf., San Francisco, CA, September 6-8, 1985.

  7. L.J. Leifer, S.J. Michalowski, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Development of an advanced robotic aid: from feasibility to utility. Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 170-172.

  8. S.J. Michalowski, L.J. Leifer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Computer configuration for a robotic manipulation aid. Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 173-174.

  9. J. Aldrich, D. Schwandt, E. Sabelman, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Computer-aided design of rehabilitation devices. Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 190-192.

  10. K. Holloway, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, I. Perkash, A training and reference maual for an interactive robotic aid, Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 236-237.

  11. S.J. Michalowski, L.J. Leifer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Computer configuration for a robotic manipulation aid. Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 173-174.

  12. H.F.M. Van der Loos, S.J. Michalowski, L.J. Leifer, Design of an omnidirectional mobile robot as a manipulation aid for the severely disabled. Proc. of the 9th Annual RESNA Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June, 1986, pp. 247-248.

  13. D.S. Lees, R. Crigler, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, Design of a second generation desk-top robotic aid. Proc. of the 10th Annual RESNA Conf., San Jose, CA, June, 1987, pp. 796-798.

  14. H.F.M. Van der Loos, S.J. Michalowski, J. Hammel, L.J. Leifer, H.G. Stassen, Assessing the impact of robotic devices for the severely physically disabled. Proc. First Int'l Workshop on Robotic Applications in Medical and Health Care, Ottawa, Canada, June 23-24, 1988, pp. 23-25.

  15. J. Hammel, K. Hall, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, I. Perkash, Clinical Evaluation of a Desktop Robotic Aid for Severely Physically Disabled Individuals. Proc. ICAART'88, Montreal, Canada, June, 1988, pp. 448-449.

  16. D.S. Lees, R. Crigler, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, A third generation desktop robotic assistant for the severely disabled. Proc. ICAART'88, Montreal, June, 1988, pp. 450-451.

  17. H.F.M. Van der Loos, S.J. Michalowski, L.J. Leifer, Development of an omnidirectional mobile vocational assistant robot. Proc. of ICAART'88, Montreal, Canada, June, 1988, pp. 468-469.

  18. D.S. Lees, H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, L.J. Leifer, The use of a voice recognition system to command a rehabilitation robot. Proc. of the AVIOS Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1988.

  19. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, D. Schwandt, D.S. Lees, L.J. Leifer, I. Perkash, Design and Evaluation of a Vocational Desktop Robot. Proc. of the 12th Annual RESNA Conference, New Orleans, June, 1989.

  20. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, Designing rehabilitation robots as household and office equipment. Proc. of the First International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Wilmington, DE, June, 1990, pp. 121-136.

  21. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, D. Lees, D. Chang, I. Perkash, L.J. Leifer, A Voice-controlled robot system as a quadriplegic programmer's assistant. Proc. of the 13th Annual RESNA Conference, Washington, D.C., June, 1990.

  22. J. Hammel, H.F.M. Van der Loos, A vocational assessment model for use of robotics technology. Proc. of the 13th Annual RESNA Conference, Washington, D.C., June, 1990, pp. 327-328.

  23. J. Hammel, H.F.M. Van der Loos, The assessment and prediction of robotics technology for individuals with severe physical disabilities. Proc. ICORR’91, Atlanta, GA, June 1991, pp. 81-92.

  24. J. Hammel, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Factors in the Prescription and cost-effectiveness of robot systems for high-level quadriplegics. Proc. RESNA 14th Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO, June, 1991.

  25. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, L.J. Leifer, Task-specific assessment of robot effectiveness: enhancing the independence of quadriplegics in the workforce. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Pisa, Italy, June 19-22, 1991, pp. 31-36.

  26. L.J. Leifer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, D.S. Lees, Visual language programming: for robot command-control in unstructured environments. Proc. Fifth International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Pisa, Italy, June 19-22, 1991, pp. 905-909.

  27. E.E. Sabelman, C.G. Burgar, G.E. Curtis, G.L Goodrich, D.L. Jaffe, J.L. McKinley, H.F.M. Van der Loos, The responsive environment: Transparent navigational communication for the disabled. Proceedings of the World Congress on Technology, Arlington, VA, 1991.

  28. H.F.M. Van der Loos, D.S. Lees, L.J. Leifer, Safety considerations for rehabilitative and human-service robot systems. Proc. RESNA 15th Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, June, 1992. pp. 321-324.

  29. H.F.M. Van der Loos, Real Users — Rehabilitation robotics at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Proc. RESNA 15th Annual Conf., Toronto, Canada, June, 1992, 605-607.

  30. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, L.J. Leifer, The Palo Alto VA/Stanford rehabilitation robotics program. Proceedings of the Workshop: Toward Physical Interaction and Manipulation. American Association of Artificial Intelligence Spring Symposium Series, Stanford University, March 21-23, 1994, pp. 66-67.

  31. H.F.M. Van der Loos, Joy Hammel, L.J. Leifer, DeVAR transfer from R&D to vocational and educational settings. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Wilmington, DE, June 14-16, 1994, pp. 151-156.

  32. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, Use of a rehabilitation robot in a classroom setting. Proceedings RESNA’94, Nashville, TN, June, 1994, pp. 442-444.

  33. D. Shafer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Integrated video and computerized functional assessment. Proceedings RESNA’95, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June, 1995, pp. 146-148.

  34. F.J. Valero-Cuevas, C. Burgar, H.F.M. Van der Loos, K.C. McGill, P. Lum, F.E. Zajac, V.R. Hentz, K.N. An, Musculoskeletal interactions which limit finger tip forces, Proc. Second Triennial International Hand and Wrist Biomechanics Symposium, Sept. 10-11, 1995, San Francisco, CA, pp. 59-60.

  35. D. Shafer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Individualized video-based stroke rehabilitation home program. Proceedings RESNA’96, Salt Lake City, UT, June, 1996, pp. 89-91.

  36. F.J. Valero-Cuevas, C.G. Burgar, V.R. Hentz, F.E. Zajac, K.N. An, H.F.M. Van der Loos, P. Lum, P., M.E. Johanson, K.C. McGill, Musculoskeletal interactions which limit finger tip forces. Proc., 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Nashville, TN, USA. Poster Number PE062, 1996.

  37. P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, H.F.M. Van der Loos, The use of a robotic device for post-stroke movement therapy. Proceedings of 1997 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Bath, U.K., April 14-15, 1997, pp. 107-110.

  38. L.J. Leifer, S. Stepper, M. Schaefer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, VIPRR: A virtually-in-person rehabilitation robot. Proceedings of 1997 International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, Bath, U.K., April 14-15, 1997, pp. 79-82.

  39. F.J. Valero-Cuevas, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, F.E. Zajac, Robotic flexible fixturing for clinical and experimental studies in biomechanics and rehabilitation, Proceedings RESNA’97, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 1997, pp. 396-398.

  40. J. Ota, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L. Leifer, Adaptive motion generation with exploring behavior for service robots. Proceedings ICRA’98, Leuven, Belgium, May 16-20, 1998, pp. 77-82.

  41. J.J. Wagner, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L. Leifer, Dual-agent user interface for an assistive robot, Proceedings RESNA’98, June 26-30, 1998, Minneapolis, MN, pp. 286-288.

  42. J.J. Wagner, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, Dual-agent user interface for an assistive robot, Proc., First National Meeting Rehabilitation R&D Service, Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., October 1-2, 1998, p. 64.

  43. P. Shor, P.S. Lum, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Guiding progress in upper-extremity hemiplegia during robot-aided therapy, Proc., First National Meeting Rehabilitation R&D Service, Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., October 1-2, 1998, p. 65.

  44. P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Robot-aided therapy for recovery of upper-extremity function following stroke, Proc., First National Meeting Rehabilitation R&D Service, Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., October 1-2, 1998, p. 111.

  45. M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, Driver’s simulation environment for arm therapy, Proc., First National Meeting Rehabilitation R&D Service, Dep’t of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C., October 1-2, 1998, p. 143.

  46. J.J. Wagner, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, Dual-character based user interface design for an assistive robot, Proc., 7th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (RO-MAN), Takamatsu, Japan, Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 1998, pp. 101-106.

  47. S.A. Kautz, H.F.M. Van der Loos, D.A. Brown, F.E. Zajac, The ipsilateral locomotor pattern is strongly influenced by contralateral sensorimotor state, Neural Control of Movement Conference, April 11-15, 1999, Princeville, Kauai, HI.

  48. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J.J. Wagner, N. Smaby, K.-S. Chang, O. Madrigal, L.J. Leifer, O. Khatib, ProVAR assistive robot system architecture, Proceedings ICRA, May 10-15, 1999, Detroit, MI, pp. 741-746.

  49. H.F.M. Van der Loos, J.J. Wagner, N. Smaby, K.-S. Chang, O. Madrigal, L.J. Leifer, O. Khatib, ProVAR rehabilitation robot system architecture, Proceedings RESNA’99, June 26-30, 1999, Long Beach, pp. 134-136.

  50. M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, L.J. Leifer, Driver's SEAT: Simulation environment for arm therapy, Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR’99), Stanford, CA, July 1-2, 1999, pp. 227-234.

  51. P.S. Lum, H.F.M. Van der Loos, P. Shor, C.G. Burgar, A robotic system for upper-limb exercises to promote recovery of motor function following stroke, Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR’99), Stanford, CA, July 1-2, 1999, pp. 235-239.

  52. J.J. Wagner, M. Wickizer, H.F.M. Van der Loos, L.J. Leifer, User testing and design iteration of the ProVAR user interface, Proceedings, 6th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR’99), Stanford, CA, July 1-2, 1999, pp. 250-254.

  53. J. Joseph Wagner, Michael Wickizer, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Larry J. Leifer, User testing and design iteration of the ProVAR user interface. Proc., 8th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (RO-MAN), Pisa, Italy, Sept. 27-29, 1999, pp. 18-22.

  54. 54. C.G. Burgar, P.S. Lum, P. Shor, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Rehabilitation of upper-limb dysfunction in chronic hemiplegia, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 80(9), 1999, p. 1121.

  55. H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Richard Mahoney, Emergence of immersive user environments for the design and operation of rehabilitation robots, AAATE Adjunct Proceedings, iRv Sponsored Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics, Hoensbroek, Netherlands, October 29-31, 1999, pp. 34-41.

  56. M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor,. L.J. Leifer, Paretic limb performance of hemiparetic subjects using a split-wheel car-steering simulator for upper extremity therapy. Proceedings, 2nd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Arlington, VA, Feb. 20-22, 2000, p. 143.

  57. H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, J.J. Wagner, N. Smaby, M. Wickizer, Larry J. Leifer, ProVAR Assistive Robot System Architecture. Proceedings, 2nd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Arlington, VA, Feb. 20-22, 2000, p. 186.

  58. F.E. Zajac, S.A. Kautz, L.H. Ting, R.R. Neptune, D.A. Brown, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Identification of lower limb motor control strategies. Proceedings, 2nd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Arlington, VA, Feb. 20-22, 2000, p. 192.

  59. P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Robot-assisted upper limb movement promotes improved motor function in post-stroke hemiplegia. Proceedings, 2nd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Arlington, VA, Feb. 20-22, 2000, p. 163.

  60. M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor, L.J. Leifer, Control strategies for a split-wheel car-steering simulator for upper limb stroke therapy. Proceedings, ICRA’2000, San Francisco, CA, April 24-28, 2000, pp. 1372-1377.

  61. M. Kvasnica, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Six-DoF modular sensory system with haptic interface for robotics and human-machine interaction, Proceedings, Fourth Biannual World Automation Congress WAC’2000 - ISORA Eighth International Symposium on Robotics and Applications, Maui, Hawaii, June 11-16, 2000, pp. 8-13.

  62. G. Chen, D. Schwandt, H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Anderson, D.P. Ferris, F.E. Zajac, S.A. Kautz, C.G. Burgar, C. Patten, R.R. Neptune, K.E. Gordon, Compliance-adjustable, force-sensing harness support for studying treadmill training in neurologically impaired subjects. Proceedings, 2001 Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society Conferenc, Sacramento, CA, April 25-28, 2001, pp. 293-294.

  63. C.G. Burgar, P.S. Lum, P. Shor, H.F.M. Van der Loos. Robot-assisted upper limb therapy. IEEE Intl Conf Robotics and Automation, Seoul, Korea, 2001.

  64. M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor, L.J. Leifer, Designing a robotic stroke therapy device to motivate use of the impaired limb. Procedings 7th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Evry, France, 2001, pp. 123-134.

  65. P.C. Shor, P.S. Lum, C.G. Burgar, H.F.M. Van der Loos, M. Majmundar, R. Yap. The effect of robotic-aided therapy on upper extremity joint range of motion and pain. Proc. International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), pp. 79-83, 2001.

  66. Van der Loos HFM, Kobayashi H, Liu G, Tai YY, Ford JS, Norman J, Tabata T, Osada T. Unobtrusive vital signs monitoring from a multisensor bed sheet. Proc RESNA Ann Conf, Reno, NV, pp. 218-220, 2001.

  67. H.F.M. Van der Loos, D. Kenny, E. Buckley, E. Topp, C.A. Davidson, Video-based performance assessment following stroke: design of the critical elements video assessment instrument, Proceedings, 3rd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Crystal City, VA, Feb. 10-12, 2002, p. 14.

  68. C.G. Burgar, P.S. Lum, P.C. Shor, H.F.M. Van der Loos, Maintenance of gains from robot-assisted stroke therapy, Proceedings, 3rd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Crystal City, VA, Feb. 10-12, 2002, p. 26.

  69. J.J. Wagner, H.F.M. Van der Loos, J.A. Czaja, V. Punj, B.J. Kiratli, User interface testing of an assistive workstation robot for persons with high-level tetraplegia, Proceedings, 3rd National Rehabilitation R&D Conference, Crystal City, VA, Feb. 10-12, 2002, p. 49.

  70. H.F.M. Van der Loos, M.E.Johanson, M.A. Broberg, J.G. Houghtaling, H. Cho, A haptic interface to a robot to study grasp stability with a virtual task, 9th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Communication (RO-MAN), Berlin, Germany, Sept. 25-27, 2002, pp. 123-127.

  71. H.F.M. Van der Loos, S.A. Kautz, D.F. Schwandt, J. Anderson, G. Chen, D.M. Bevly, A split-crank, servomotor-controlled bicycle ergometer design for studies in human biomechanics. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2002, pp. 1409-1414.

  72. M.J. Johnson, J.J. Wagner, H.F.M. Van der Loos, C.G. Burgar, P. Shor, L.J. Leifer, Principles for designing in motivation into a robotic stroke therapy device, Proceedings, IEEE 24th Annual International Conference of the EMBS, Houston, TX, Oct. 23-26, 2002, pp. 2339-2340.

  73. L.J. Leifer, J.J. Wagner, M.J. Johnson, H.F.M. Van der Loos, ua-Labs: Socio-technical challenges in tele-rehabilitation, distant learning and universal access to continuing education, Proceedings, IEEE 24th Annual International Conference of the EMBS, Houston, TX, Oct. 23-26, 2002, pp. 2351-2352.

Invited Presentations and Papers

J. Joseph Wagner, David M. Cannon, H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Cross-Cultural Considerations in Establishing Roboethics for Neuro-Robot Applications, ICORR'2005, Chicago, IL, USA, June 28 - July 1, 2005.

H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, The Future of Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'2003, Daejeon, Korea, April 23 - 25, 2003 (invited plenary talk).

Van der Loos HFM. The design of immersive user environments with rehabilitation robots for clinical therapy, assessment, assistance and experimentation. RESNA Ann Mtg, Minneapolis, MN, Jun 26 - Jul 2, 2002.

Burgar CG, Lum PS, Van der Loos HFM. Therapy robotics at the VA Palo Alto Rehabilitation R&D Center. Falk Workshop on Innovation in Neurorehabilitation, Milwaukee, WI, Nov 2 - 3, 2001.

Van der Loos HFM. Personal robotic assistants in rehabilitation. NSF-NIOSH Workshop on Human-Assist Devices and Automation, Baltimore, MD, Sep 14, 2000.

PROVAR Assistive Robot System Architecture, 2nd National Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Meeting, Arlington, VA, February 20 - 22, 2000.
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H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, Richard Mahoney, Emergence of immersive user environments for the design and operation of rehabilitation robots, Proceedings, iRv Sponsored Workshop on Rehabilitation Robotics, Hoensbroek, Netherlands, October 29 - 31, 1999 (invited paper).

"Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation." Medicine Meets Virtual Reality at Stanford (MMVR-SU), Stanford University, Stanford, CA, January 24, 1999.

"Design Issues in Rehabilitation Robots." NSF-sponsored Workshop on Personal Robotics, Toulouse, France, January 14 - 15, 1999.

"Robots in Rehabilitation." Homebrew Robotics Meeting, San Jose, CA, October 28, 1998.

"Rehabilitation Robotics: Assistance, Assessment and Therapy." IEEE EMB Society Lectures, Stanford University, March 18, 1998.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics: Assistance, Assessment and Therapy." Dept. of Computer Science Seminar Series, Stanford University, October 20, 1997.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics." Computers in Medicine Graduate Level Seminar Series, Stanford University, September 30, 1997.

Book review: Perspectives on the Human Controller: Essays in Honor of Henk Stassen (1997). Journal of Rehabilitation R&D, 34:3, July, 1997, p. 345.

"Rehabilitation R&D at the RRDC." Seminar, INSERM/CREARE Laboratory, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France, April 10, 1997.

"VIPRR: A virtually-in-person rehabilitation robot." Workshop on Embedded Web Technologies, WWW6 Conference, Santa Clara, CA, April 7, 1997.

"Remote Training, Diagnosis and Treatment via Internet-Mediated Rehabilitation Robots: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration." NSF-Sponsored Workshop on Healthcare Robotics, MIT, Cambridge, MA, March 26 - 27, 1997.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics." Seminar to the Medical Photonics Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, November, 1996.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics." Computers in Medicine Graduate Level Seminar Series, Stanford University, November, 1996.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics: Assistance, Assessment and Therapy." Dept. of Computer Science Seminar Series, Stanford University, October, 1996.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics: Assistance, Assessment and Therapy." Houston HSEMB Annual Meeting. Invited Speaker, Robotics in Medicine Workshop. Houston, TX, February, 1996.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics: Assistance, Assessment and Therapy." Dept. of Computer Science Seminar Series, Stanford University, November, 1995.

"Rehabilitation Mechatronics." Computers in Medicine Graduate Level Seminar Series, Stanford University, November, 1995.

Editorial: H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, R. Erlandson, Editors, Special Section on Rehabilitation Robotics, IEEE Trans. Rehabilitation Engineering, 3:1, March, 1995, p. 1.

"Use of a Desktop Robot in a Vocational Training Program." University of Delaware sponsored Workshop entitled "Educational and Vocational Uses of Rehabilitative Robots," Wilmington, DE, June, 1994.

"The VA Rehabilitation Robotics Program." AAAI-Sponsored Workshop entitled "Toward Physical Interaction and Manipulation, Stanford, April, 1994.

"The VA Rehabilitation Robotics Program." ACM-Sponsored Workshop on Robotics for the Motorically Impaired. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, February, 1994.

"Assessment Methodology in the VA Rehabilitation Robotics Program" Workshop on Assessment Techniques in the Field of Rehabilitation Robotics. SIG-13 Presentation. RESNA 16th Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, June, 1993.

"Computers in Rehabilitation." Computers in Medicine Graduate Level Seminar Series, Stanford University, November, 1992.

"Computers in Rehabilitation." Computers in Medicine Graduate Level Seminar Series, Stanford University, November, 1990.

"Field Evaluation of a Robot Workstation for Quadriplegic Office Workers." CARDIOSTIM-90 Conference, Nice, France, June 20 - 23, 1990.