Mechanism design and mechatronic control of a multifunctional test bed for bedridden healthcare

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 234-241

  Peng, Shih Wei ^a   Lian, Feng Li ^a   Fu, Li Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body transfer; Mechanism design; Mechatronic control; Posture change; Robotic bed

Indexed keywords

BELT SYSTEM; BODY TRANSFER; DAILY LIVES; DESIGN CONCEPT; EVALUATION RESULTS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FIELD STUDIES; MECHANISM DESIGN; MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS; TRANSFER MECHANISMS;

EQUIPMENT TESTING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; MECHATRONICS; NURSING; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; TEST FACILITIES;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 77950596231     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2009.2021470     Document Type: Article

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