Publications by Joachim von Zitzewitz

Wearable Sensor-Based Real-Time Gait Detection: A Systematic Review

Auke Ijspeert, Urs Keller, Grégoire Courtine, Miroslav Caban, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Hari Prasanth

Gait analysis has traditionally been carried out in a laboratory environment using expensive equipment, but, recently, reliable, affordable, and wearable sensors have enabled integration into clinical applications as well as use during activities of daily ...

2021

Closed-loop control of trunk posture improves locomotion through the regulation of leg proprioceptive feedback after spinal cord injury

Jenifer Cléa Miehlbradt, Sophie Marie Marthe Wurth, Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Emanuele Formento, Marco Capogrosso

Nature Research2018

Targeted neurotechnology restores walking in humans with spinal cord injury

Vincent Delattre, Camille Georgette Marie Le Goff-Mignardot, Salif Axel Komi, Elvira Pirondini, Roman Heimgartner, Grégoire Courtine, Miroslav Caban, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Marco Capogrosso, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot, Fabien Bertrand Paul Wagner, Robin Jonathan Demesmaeker, Andreas Rowald, Karen Minassian, Esra Neufeld, Jocelyne Bloch, Ismael Seanez Gonzalez, Hendrik Lambert, Anne Marie Lucienne Watrin, Perrine Seguin, Laura Ann McCracken, Molywan Vat, Edoardo Paoles

2018

Apparatus comprising a support system for a user and its operation in a gravity-assist mode

Camille Georgette Marie Le Goff-Mignardot, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot

The present application relates to devices and systems for rehabilitation of the locomotor system, for example limbs. In particular, the present application discloses an apparatus, more in particular a robotic platform capable of optimizing gravity-depende ...

2018

Apparatus to apply forces in a three-dimensional space

Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz

The present invention relates to a robotic system useful to unload an object/person from its weight. The robotic system is useful in locomotor rehabilitation programs and allows the manipulation of forces in a three-dimensional space with far lower actuato ...

2017

A multidirectional gravity-assist algorithm that enhances locomotor control in patients with stroke or spinal cord injury

Auke Ijspeert, Grégoire Courtine, Selin Anil, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Rubia van den Brand, Marco Capogrosso, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot, Nicolas Francis Fumeaux, Jessica Lanini, Jocelyne Bloch

Gait recovery after neurological disorders requires remastering the interplay between body mechanics and gravitational forces. Despite the importance of gravity-dependent gait interactions and active participation for promoting this learning, these essenti ...

Amer Assoc Advancement Science2017

A neurorobotic platform for locomotor prosthetic development in rats and mice

Léonie Asboth, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Laetitia Danielle Philippine Baud, Nicolas Francis Fumeaux

Objectives. We aimed to develop a robotic interface capable of providing finely-tuned, multidirectional trunk assistance adjusted in real-time during unconstrained locomotion in rats and mice. Approach. We interfaced a large-scale robotic structure actuate ...

Institute of Physics2016

Apparatus and method for restoring voluntary control of locomotion in neuromotor impairments

Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz

It is disclosed an apparatus for restoring voluntary control of locomotion in a subject suffering from a neuromotor impairment comprising a multidirectional trunk support system and a device for epidural electrical stimulation. The robotic interface is cap ...

2016

Rehabilitative Soft Exoskeleton for Rodents

Sophie Marie Marthe Wurth, Silvestro Micera, Jamie Paik, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Rubia van den Brand, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Laetitia Danielle Philippine Baud, Juan Manuel Florez Marin, Manan Kishore Shah

Robotic exoskeletons provide programmable, consistent and controllable active therapeutic assistance to patients with neurological disorders. Here we introduce a prototype and preliminary experimental evaluation of a rehabilitative gait exoskeleton that en ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2016

Neuroprosthetic technologies to augment the impact of neurorehabilitation after spinal cord injury

Silvestro Micera, Grégoire Courtine, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Rubia van den Brand, Eduardo Martin Moraud, Marco Capogrosso, Jean-Baptiste Mignardot, Nicolas Francis Fumeaux, Fabien Bertrand Paul Wagner, Jocelyne Bloch

Spinal cord injury leads to a range of disabilities, including limitations in locomotor activity, that seriously diminish the patients’ autonomy and quality of life. Electrochemical neuromodulation therapies, robot-assisted rehabilitation and willpower-bas ...

2015

Quantifying the Human Likeness of a Humanoid Robot

Joachim von Zitzewitz

In research of human-robot interactions, human likeness (HL) of robots is frequently used as an individual, vague parameter to describe how a robot is perceived by a human. However, such a simplification of HL is often not sufficient given the complexity a ...

Springer Netherlands2013

Multidirectional transparent support for overground gait training

Joachim von Zitzewitz

Gait and balance training is an essential ingredient for locomotor rehabilitation of patients with neurological impairments. Robotic overhead support systems may help these patients train, for example by relieving them of part of their body weight. However ...

IEEE2013

A reconfigurable, tendon-based haptic interface for research into human-environment interactions

Joachim von Zitzewitz

Human reaction to external stimuli can be investigated in a comprehensive way by using a versatile virtual-reality setup involving multiple display technologies. It is apparent that versatility remains a main challenge when human reactions are examined thr ...

Cambridge University Press2013

Soft Robot for Gait Rehabilitation of Spinalized Rodents

Silvestro Micera, Jamie Paik, Grégoire Courtine, Yi Sun, Joachim von Zitzewitz, Rubia van den Brand, Yun Seong Song

Soft actuators made of highly elastic polymers allow novel robotic system designs, yet application-specific soft robotic systems are rarely reported. Taking notice of the characteristics of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) such as high customizability and l ...

Ieee2013