Lower extremity exoskeletons and active orthoses: Challenges and state-of-the-art

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 144-158

  Dollar, Aaron M ^a   Herr, Hugh ^a  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

Exoskeleton; Lower extremity; Orthosis; Orthotics; Rehabilitation; Robotics; Walking; Wearable

Indexed keywords

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; ORTHOTICS; WALKING AIDS;

EXOSKELETON; LOWER EXTREMITY; ORTHOSIS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 40949091084     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2008.915453     Document Type: Article

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