We are focusing on the development of assistive devices for individuals with stroke, spinal cord injury, essential tremor and other neuromuscular disorder. We are currently developing a full-arm exoskeleton, controlled via electromyograpy (EMG) and encephalography (EEG). We are currently testing our systems on stroke volunteers at the Brain Behavior Laboratory, UBC hospital.

Sample publications:

• Tavakolan M, Xiao ZG and Menon C (2011) A preliminary investigation assessing the viability of classifying hand postures in seniors, BioMedical Engineering Online, Vol. 10, No.79, doi:10.1186/1475-925X-10-79
• Khokhar, Z.O., Xiao Z.G., and Menon, C (2010) Surface EMG pattern recognition for real-time control of a wrist exoskeleton, BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2010, Vol. 9, No. 41.
• Ziai, A and Menon, C (2011) Comparison of regression models for estimation of isometric wrist joint torques using surface electromyography Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Vol.8, No.56, pp 1-12
• Webb, J, Xiao, ZG, Aschenbrenner, KP, Herrnstadt, G, and Menon C (2012) Towards a Portable Assistive Arm Exoskeleton for Stroke Patient Rehabilitation Controlled Through a Brain Computer Interface, IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
June 24-28, 2012 Roma, Italy.