Control algorithms for ankle robots: A reflection on the state-of-the-art and presentation of two novel algorithms

Proceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 97-102

  Holgate, Matthew A ^a   Böhler, Alexander W ^a   Sugar, Thomas G ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE ROBOTS; COMPUTER SPEED; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; LOWER LIMBS; NEW CONCEPTS; NOVEL ALGORITHMS; NOVEL CONCEPTS; SMART ALGORITHMS; TEST RESULTS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; MOTION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 63049138425     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIOROB.2008.4762859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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