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targeted muscle reinnervation, 211–212, pixium, 361–362
212f simulated prosthetic, 379
technologies affect Visual acuity (VA), 355–356
actuators, 203–207 Visual bionics, 358
control, 196–200, 199–200f Visual cortex, 382
materials, 195–196 implant technologies, 372–376
microelectromechanical systems, Visual feedback, 184
207–208 Visual grating acuity (VGA) test, 362–363
3D printing, 201–203, 202f Visually evoked potentials (VEPs), 366–367
wireless power transfer, 208–210, 208f, Visual perception, 356
209t Visual prostheses, 356
types Visual sensation, 356
extended physiological proprioception, Visual-servoing, 477
184–195, 186–187f Voice coils, 42
many-DoFs, 195 Vroman effect, 489–490
mechanical—body powered, 182–184,
182–183f W
myoelectric control systems, 184, 185f Wake of efficiency, stability and
voice of customer, 179 controllability in, 509–513
Urine, glucose in, 409 Walking theory, 246–254, 247f, 249–253f,
Utah array insertion tool, 382–383 254t
Utah electrode array (UEA), 223 design intelligence of human legs,
Utah/MIT hand, 200f 253–254
Utah slant electrode array (USEA), 223 Wavelet transform (WT), 587
Wave parameters, 463
V Wave patterns, 463
VA. See Visual acuity (VA) Wave propagation, planar, 462
VAEDA therapy, 335 Wearable orthoses, 56
Variability, 11 Wearable orthosis for tremor assessment and
Variable impedance actuators, 53–54 suppression (WOTAS) device,
Variable-stiffness actuators, 54 292–293, 292f
Variants—internal-rotor motors, 44 Wearable pacemaker, 573
VentraCor VentrAssist centrifugal pump, medtronic, 572f
546–547, 547–548f Wearable walking helper (WWH), 295–296
Ventricular assist devices (VADs), 533f, 536, WFMA. See Wireless floating
544, 554–555 microelectrode array (WFMA)
VEPs. See Visually evoked potentials Wire electrical discharge machining
(VEPs) (WEDM) system, 487
Vertical shock pylon (VSP), 256, 259 Wireless floating microelectrode array
VGA test. See Visual grating acuity (VGA) (WFMA), 374
test Wireless power transfer (WPT), 208–210,
Virtual reality (VR), 287 208f, 209t
Viscous flow, 461f Wooden peg legs, 241–242
Vision WPT. See Wireless power transfer (WPT)
artificial, 357–358 WWH. See Wearable walking helper
low, 355–356 (WWH)