• Conference Object  

      Evaluation metrics of upper extremities for people with neurological disorders: An energy based approach 

      Ilia, T.; Louca, Loucas S. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017)
      Various neurological disorders, like Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Stroke, affect millions of people worldwide. Tremor that is a result of these disorders affects the performance of many ...
    • Article  

      Minimally actuated four-bar linkages for upper limb rehabilitation 

      Xydas, E.; Mueller, A.; Louca, Loucas S. (2018)
      In the previous years the scientific community dealt extensively with designing, developing and testing robot-based rehabilitation systems. Besides the benefits that resulted for disabled people, this twenty-year endeavor ...
    • Conference Object  

      A modular modeling approach for the design of reconfigurable machine tools 

      Ersal, T.; Stein, J. L.; Louca, Loucas S. (Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United StatesAffiliation: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, CyprusCorrespondence Address: Ersal, T.Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United Statesemail: tersal@umich.edu, 2004)
      A new generation of machine tools called Reconfigurable Machine Tools (RMTs) is emerging as a means for industry to be more competitive in a market that experiences frequent changes in demand. New methodologies and tools ...
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      Using the milliken moment method and dynamic simulation to evaluate vehicle stability and controllability 

      Hoffman, R. C.; Louca, Loucas S.; Stein, J. L.; Huh, K. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2004)
      The Milliken Moment Method (MMM) is a way of efficiently organizing the results from a kinematically constrained vehicle test. Using the MMM and closed-loop dynamic simulation, the authors present a new method for evaluating ...