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H.F. Machiel Van der Loos, PhD Biomedical Engineer

H.F. Machiel (Mike) Van der Loos
Adjunct Professor
University of British Columbia
Department of Mechanical Engineering
6250 Applied Science Lane
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z4
CANADA

Projects

2005

• Student Projects

2004

• Use of a Novel Driving Simulator in Constraint-Induced Stroke Therapy
• SleepSmart MediaX Project: Unobtrusive Monitoring of Human Vital Signs

2003

• Intermuscular Coordination of Mammalian Movement

2002

• A Robot for the Vocational Independence of People with Tetraplegia
• Assisted Movement Neuro-rehabilitation: VA Multi-site Clinical Trial
• Bilateral Coordination of Hemiparetic Locomotion
• Development of a Clinical Device for Arm Therapy in Hemiplegia
• Intermuscular Coordination of Mammalian Movement
• Robot-assisted Upper Limb Neuro-rehabilitation
• SleepSmart Project
• Use of a Novel Driving Simulator in Constraint-Induced Stroke Therapy
• Video-Based Functional Assessment and Training following Stroke

2001

• A Robot for the Vocational Independence of People with Tetraplegia
• Assisted Movement Neuro-rehabilitation: VA Multi-site Clinical Trial
• Bilateral Coordination of Hemiparetic Locomotion
• Intermuscular Coordination of Mammalian Movement
• Pressure/Motion Monitoring and Feedback for Remote Skin Care
• Robot-assisted Upper Limb Neuro-rehabilitation
• SleepSmart
• Video-Based Functional Assessment and Training following Stroke
  
  

• Assisted Upper Limb Movement for Assessment and Therapy
• Bilateral Coordination of Hemiparetic Locomotion
• Development of a Smart Bed
• Development of an Assistive Robot for Effective Health Care Delivery
• Development of an Assistive Robot for Vocational Independence
• Driver's SEAT, A Simulated Environment for Arm Therapy
• Functional Restoration of Grasp in Quadriplegia
• Intermuscular Coordination of Mammalian Movement
• International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: Conference Support
• Mechanically Assisted Upper Limb Movement for Assessment and Therapy
• Robot-Assisted Upper Limb Neuro-Rehabilitation
• Video-Based Functional Assessment and Training following Stroke
  

Affiliations

• Consulting Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University
• Member, IEEE: EMBS and Robotics & Automation Societies
• Member, RESNA. Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
• Member, ASME
• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 1994 - 2006
• Chair, Steering Committee, IEEE International Conf. on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) 2005 - present
• General Chair, IEEE Robot User Interface Workshop RO-MAN 2003, Oct 31-Nov.2, 2003, Burlingame, CA
• Chair, Local Organizing Committee, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), April, 2000, San Francisco, CA
• Host, International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics: ICORR'99, Stanford, CA, July 1-2, 1999
• Member, Robotics Symposium Steering Committee, RESNA'97, Pittsburgh, PA, June, 1997
• Guest editors: H.F.M. Van der Loos, J. Hammel, R. Erlandson, Eds., Special Section on Rehabilitation Robotics, IEEE Trans. Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 1, March, 1995
• Member, Steering Committee, First International Workshop on Domestic Robots, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, U.K, Sept. 5-7, 1989

Research Interests

RoboEthics and DesignEthics

Human Service and Rehabilitation Robotics

Mechatronics

Human-Computer Interface

Real-time Data Collection Techniques

WWW-Based Technical Support and User Training for Complex Equipment

Publications

Recent Presentation

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.

Last updated 08/07/2025