Data-Driven Control Design for Neuroprotheses: A Virtual Reference Feedback Tuning (VRFT) Approach

IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 176-182

  Previdi, Fabio ^a   Schauer, Thomas ^b   Savaresi, Sergio M ^c   Hunt, Ken J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct controller design; Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Neuroprostheses; Virtual reference feedback tuning (VRFT)

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INTERPOLATION; JOINT PROSTHESES; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; STEPPING MOTORS;

DIRECT CONTROLLER DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (FES); NEUROPROSTHESES; VIRTUAL REFERENCE FEEDBACK TUNING (VRFT);

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

EID: 1642357565     PISSN: 10636536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2003.821967     Document Type: Article

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