Control of electro-rheological fluid based resistive torque elements for use in active rehabilitation devices

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 418-428

  Nikitczuk, Jason ^a   Weinberg, Brian ^a   Mavroidis, Constantinos ^a  

^a Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MUSCLE; ORTHOTICS; PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TORQUE;

ACTIVE KNEE REHABILITATION ORTHOTIC DEVICE (AKROD); GAIT RETRAINING; TORQUE CAPABILITIES;

ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS;

EID: 33947169872     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/16/2/021     Document Type: Article

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