ARMin III - arm therapy exoskeleton with an ergonomic shoulder actuation

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-142

  Nef, Tobias ^a,b   Guidali, Marco ^c,d   Riener, Robert ^c,d  

^a The Catholic University of America ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arm rehabilitation robotics; Exoskeleton; Shoulder actuation

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; END EFFECTORS; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; EXOSKELETON (ROBOTICS); JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

ACTUATION PRINCIPLES; ARM REHABILITATIONS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EXOSKELETON DEVICES; EXOSKELETON ROBOTS; REHABILITATION ROBOT; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER-LIMB REHABILITATION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

EID: 74849083847     PISSN: 11762322     EISSN: 17542103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11762320902840179     Document Type: Article

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