Preliminary design and simulation of a pneumatic, stored-energy, hybrid orthosis for gait restoration

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Fluid Power and Systems Technology Division, FPST

Volumn 11, Issue , 2004, Pages 235-241

  Durfee, William K ^a   Rivard, Adam ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ENERGY STORAGE; MACHINE DESIGN; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE; PNEUMATICS; SIMULATION;

CONTROLLED BRAKE ORTHOSIS (CBO); FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL SIMULATION (FES); GAIT RESTORATION; RECIPROCATING GAIT ORTHOSIS (RGO);

GAIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 19544362904     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-60075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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