Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking
Haptic human-robot-human interaction allows users to feel and respond to one another’s forces while interfacing with separate robotic devices, providing customizable infrastructure for studying physical interaction during motor tasks (e.g., physical rehabilitation). For upper- and lower-l...
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| author | Matthew R. Short Daniel Ludvig Francesco Di Tommaso Lorenzo Vianello Emek Baris Kucutabak Eric J. Perreault Levi Hargrove Kevin Lynch Etienne Burdet Jose L. Pons |
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| description | Haptic human-robot-human interaction allows users to feel and respond to one another’s forces while interfacing with separate robotic devices, providing customizable infrastructure for studying physical interaction during motor tasks (e.g., physical rehabilitation). For upper- and lower-limb tracking tasks, previous work has shown that virtual interactions with a partner can improve motor performance depending on the skill level of each partner. However, whether the mechanism explaining these improvements is identical in the upper and lower limbs is an open question. In this work, we investigate the effects of haptic interaction between healthy individuals during a trajectory tracking task involving single-joint movements at the wrist and ankle. We compare tracking performance and muscle activation during haptic conditions where pairs of participants were uni- and bidirectionally connected to investigate the contribution of real-time responses from a partner during the interaction. Findings showed similar improvements in tracking performance during bidirectional interaction for both the wrist and ankle. This was observed despite distinct strategies in muscle co-contraction between joints, as co-contraction was dependent on partner ability for the wrist but not the ankle. For each joint, bidirectional and unidirectional interaction resulted in similar improvements for the worse partner in the dyad. For the better partner, bidirectional interaction resulted in greater improvements than unidirectional interaction. While these results suggest that unidirectional interaction is sufficient for error correction of less skilled individuals during simple motor tasks, they also highlight the mutual benefits of bidirectional interaction which are consistent across the upper and lower limbs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd40b539ff224caab17e84e11fbd7f522025-08-20T03:24:35ZengIEEEIEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering1534-43201558-02102025-01-01332013202410.1109/TNSRE.2025.357395611016125Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist TrackingMatthew R. Short0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5090-162XDaniel Ludvig1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-6686Francesco Di Tommaso2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0086-9075Lorenzo Vianello3https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8287-060XEmek Baris Kucutabak4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5748-5235Eric J. Perreault5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9860-6427Levi Hargrove6Kevin Lynch7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3833-6004Etienne Burdet8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2123-0185Jose L. Pons9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0265-0181Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAShirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USADepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K.Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL, USAHaptic human-robot-human interaction allows users to feel and respond to one another’s forces while interfacing with separate robotic devices, providing customizable infrastructure for studying physical interaction during motor tasks (e.g., physical rehabilitation). For upper- and lower-limb tracking tasks, previous work has shown that virtual interactions with a partner can improve motor performance depending on the skill level of each partner. However, whether the mechanism explaining these improvements is identical in the upper and lower limbs is an open question. In this work, we investigate the effects of haptic interaction between healthy individuals during a trajectory tracking task involving single-joint movements at the wrist and ankle. We compare tracking performance and muscle activation during haptic conditions where pairs of participants were uni- and bidirectionally connected to investigate the contribution of real-time responses from a partner during the interaction. Findings showed similar improvements in tracking performance during bidirectional interaction for both the wrist and ankle. This was observed despite distinct strategies in muscle co-contraction between joints, as co-contraction was dependent on partner ability for the wrist but not the ankle. For each joint, bidirectional and unidirectional interaction resulted in similar improvements for the worse partner in the dyad. For the better partner, bidirectional interaction resulted in greater improvements than unidirectional interaction. While these results suggest that unidirectional interaction is sufficient for error correction of less skilled individuals during simple motor tasks, they also highlight the mutual benefits of bidirectional interaction which are consistent across the upper and lower limbs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11016125/Human-human physical interactiontracking performanceupper and lower limb |
| spellingShingle | Matthew R. Short Daniel Ludvig Francesco Di Tommaso Lorenzo Vianello Emek Baris Kucutabak Eric J. Perreault Levi Hargrove Kevin Lynch Etienne Burdet Jose L. Pons Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Human-human physical interaction tracking performance upper and lower limb |
| title | Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking |
| title_full | Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking |
| title_short | Effects of Uni- and Bi-Directional Interaction During Dyadic Ankle and Wrist Tracking |
| title_sort | effects of uni and bi directional interaction during dyadic ankle and wrist tracking |
| topic | Human-human physical interaction tracking performance upper and lower limb |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11016125/ |
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