Measurement and analysis of reflex responses to perturbation during walking-towards the realization of artificial reflex

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 6243-6246

  Yu, Wenwei ^a,b   Masaru, Kumagai ^b   Shahe, Sarawar ^b   Katane, Tamotsu ^b   Yokoi, Hiroshi ^c   Sekine, Masaki ^a,b   Tamura, Toshiyo ^a,b   Saito, Osami ^b  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALANCE MAINTENANCE; BODY MOTION; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; REFLEX RESPONSES;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MOTION PLANNING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WALKING AIDS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 33846904150     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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