dr.ir. M. Wessels (Martijn)

In 2006, I received my Master degree of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Twente in the field of rehabilitation robotics, where I investigated the effect of passive vs. active learning of novel visuomotor tasks. As a PhD student, I developed an innovative flexible spinal implant system that is able to correct a spinal deformity such as scoliosis. The system prevents permanent spinal damage by avoiding vertebral fusion. I successfully defended my thesis in Biomechanical Engineering at the University of Twente in 2012. As a post-doctoral research associate, I am currently working in the field of biomechatronics at the University of Twente. I am involved in several projects regarding the designing and integration of robotics in rehabilitation, the upper extremities in particular.

Currently I am also involved in the Twente Robotics Programme, in which we play a leading role in expanding the field of robotics from factories to consumer and service sectors.

Medicine & Life Sciences

# Biomechanical Phenomena
# Pedicle Screws
# Scoliosis
# Torque

Agriculture & Biology

# Scoliosis
# Spine (Bones)

Engineering & Materials Science

# Inverse Kinematics
# Stiffness

Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET), Biomechatronics and Rehabilitation Technology (BRT)

Noronha, B. A. P. S. , Wessels, M. , Keemink, A. Q. L. , Bergsma, A. , & Koopman, H. F. J. M. (2018). An Upper Limb Kinematic Graphical Model for the Prediction of Anthropomorphic Arm Trajectories. In 2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob) (Vol. 2018-August, pp. 966-971). [8487224] IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8487224

Keemink, A. Q. L. , van Oort, G. , Wessels, M. , & Stienen, A. (2018). Differential Inverse Kinematics of a Redundant 4R Exoskeleton Shoulder Joint. IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering, 26(4), 817-829. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2018.2811503

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