A leg exoskeleton utilizing a magnetorheological actuator

2006 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 824-829

  Chen, Jinzhou ^a   Liao, Wei Hsin ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Leg exoskeleton; Magnetorheological actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AUTOMATION; BIOMIMETICS; CONSERVATION; DC MOTORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MAGNETOS; MOTORS; ROBOTICS; TORQUE;

DISABLED PEOPLE; DRIVING SOURCE; ENERGY EFFICIENT; EXOSKELETON SYSTEMS; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; KNEE JOINT ANGLE; KNEE JOINTS; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW POWERS; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL (MR); MR ACTUATOR; REACTION FORCES; WORKING TIME;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

EID: 44449178425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2006.340320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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