Realization of All 7 Motions for the Upper Limb by a Muscle Suit

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 504-512

  Kobayashi, Hiroshi ^a,b   Shiiba, Taichi ^c   Ishida, Yujiro ^d  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Konica Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

McKibben artificial muscle; muscle suit; power assist; upper limb motion; wearable robot

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY;

MCKIBBEN ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES; MECHANICAL JOINTS; METAL FRAMES; MUSCLE SUIT; POWER ASSIST; PRACTICAL USE; UPPER LIMB MOTION; UPPER LIMBS; WEARABLE ROBOTS;

ARMOR;

EID: 34247227106     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2004.p0504     Document Type: Article

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