Wearable power assist device for hand grasping using pneumatic artificial rubber muscle

Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 655-660

  Sasaki, Daisuke ^a   Noritsugu, Toshiro ^a   Takaiwa, Masahiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; END EFFECTORS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC TOOLS; POLYESTERS; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; RUBBER PRODUCTS;

ACTIVITY OF DAILY LIVING (ADL); HAND GRASPING; PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL RUBBER MUSCLE; POWER ASSIST DEVICES;

WEARABLE COMPUTERS;

EID: 20444442297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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