An assessment methodology and its application to a robotic vocational assistive device

Technology and Disability

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-165

  Birch, G E ^a   Fengler, M ^a   Gosine, R G ^b   Schroeder, K ^c   Schroeder, M ^a   Johnson, D L ^d  

^a Neil Squire Foundation   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c Nova Quality Research   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment methodology; Assistive devices; Habilitation; Rehabilitation; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; METHODOLOGY; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; VOCATION;

EID: 0029807091     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1996-5204     Document Type: Article

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