An exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation: Prototype design and control principle

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2037-2042

  Beyl, P ^a   Van Damme, M ^a   Van Ham, R ^a   Versluys, R ^a   Vanderborght, B ^a   Lefeber, D ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PNEUMATIC DRIVES; ROBOTICS;

GAIT REHABILITATION; INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES; TRACKING PERFORMANCES;

ROBOTS;

EID: 51649097249     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2008.4543506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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