An application of CaTraSys, a cable-based parallel measuring system for an experimental characterization of human walking

Robotica

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-133

  Ottaviano, Erika ^a   Ceccarelli, Marco ^a   Palmucci, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cable based architectures; Experimental robotics; Measuring systems; Medical applications; Parallel manipulators

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL IDENTIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL ROBOTICS; HUMAN LIMBS; HUMAN WALKING; HUMAN WALKING CHARACTERISTICS; MEASURING SYSTEMS; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; TRACKING SYSTEM;

CABLES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 77949772556     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: 14698668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574709005645     Document Type: Article

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