3-D/quasi-3-D rehabilitation systems for upper limbs using ER actuators with high safety

2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1482-1487

  Haraguchi, Makoto ^a   Kikuchi, Takehito ^a   Ying, Jin ^a   Fukushima, Kazuki ^a   Furusho, Junji ^a   Inoue, Akio ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ER TEC Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

ER fluid; Rehabilitation robot; Upper limbs; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMIMETICS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; TECHNOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ER FLUID; HIGH SAFETY; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; REHABILITATION ROBOT; REHABILITATION SYSTEMS; ROBOT SYSTEM; ROBOT TECHNOLOGIES; SUPPORT SYSTEMS; UPPER LIMBS; VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

EID: 49249088089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBIO.2007.4522383     Document Type: Conference Paper

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