MUNDUS is an assistive framework for recovering direct interaction capability based on arm reaching and hand functions. MUNDUS target pathologies are the neurodegenerative and genetic neuromuscular diseases and high level Spinal Cord Injury.
MUNDUS uses any residual control of the end-user, thus being suitable for long term utilization in daily activities.
MUNDUS sensors, actuators and control solutions adapt to the level of severity or to the progression of the disease allowing the disabled person to interact voluntarily with naturalness and at maximum information rate.
MUNDUS controller integrates multimodal information collected by electromyography, head/eye tracking and eventually brain computer interface commands. MUNDUS actuators modularly combine a non-cumbersome exoskeleton, a biomimetic wearable neuroprosthesis for arm motion and, small and lightweight mechanisms to assist the grasp of collaborative functional objects identified by Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID).
MUNDUS is a strep project funded by call EC FP7 ICT 2009-4 in the topic Accessible and Assistive ICT. It is a three years projects started in March 2010, the total amount of costs is above 4 Million Euro. Prof. Giancarlo Ferrigno is the coordinator of the project, leading a consortium of 9 partners from Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria.