A new dynamometer walker system for the measurement of handle reaction vector (HRV)

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1272-1280

  Ming, Dong ^a,b   Wan, Baikun ^a   Hu, Yong ^b   Wang, Yizhong ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dynamometer walker; Functional electrical stimulation; Handle reaction vector; Paraplegic; Strain gauge

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; VECTORS; WALKING AIDS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DYNAMOMETER WALKER SYSTEMS; HANDLE REACTION VECTOR (HRV); WALKING EFFICIENCY;

DYNAMOMETERS;

DYNAMOMETER;

EID: 19944395869     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 09570233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/16/6/006     Document Type: Article

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