Design and control of a powered transfemoral prosthesis

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Sup, Frank ^a   Bohara, Amit ^a   Goldfarb, Michael ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait model; Impedance control; Medical robots and systems; Powered prosthesis

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

MEDICAL ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS; POWERED PROSTHESIS;

PROSTHETICS;

EID: 38649089762     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364907084588     Document Type: Conference Paper

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