Myoelectrically controlled robotic system that provide voluntary mechanical help for persons after stroke

2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 246-249

  Song, R ^a   Tong, K Y ^a   Hu, X L ^a   Zheng, X J ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC; EMG SIGNALS; EXTERNAL TORQUE; FLEXOR CARPI RADIALIS; HORIZONTAL PLANES; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION ROBOTICS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; STROKE REHABILITATION; WRIST FLEXION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 48349137356     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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