The Middlesex University rehabilitation robot

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 151-162

  Parsons, B ^b   White, A ^a   Prior, S ^a   Warner, P ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Becrypt Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled; Rehabilitation; Robot; Wheelchair mounted

Indexed keywords

GESTURE RECOGNITION; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; MANIPULATORS; ROBOTS; WHEELCHAIRS;

CONTROL ARCHITECTURE; PAYLOAD; REHABILITATION ROBOTS; WHEELCHAIR-MOUNTED MANIPULATORS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEVICE; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MODEL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; WHEELCHAIR;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LONDON; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOFTWARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 22844441167     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900412331298898     Document Type: Review

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