Leg-Robot with MR clutch to realize virtual spastic movements

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1523-1529

  Kikuchi, Takehito ^a   Oda, Kunihiko ^b   Yamaguchi, Sayo ^c   Furusho, Junji ^c  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA ELECTRO COMMUNICATION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

clonus; clutch mechanism; haptic device; magnetorheological fluid; spastic movements.

Indexed keywords

BASIC STRUCTURE; BRAIN-INJURED PATIENTS; CLONUS; CONTROL METHODS; DIAGNOSIS METHODS; DIRECT-DRIVEN; HAPTIC DEVICES; MAGNETO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUID; SPASTIC MOVEMENTS.;

FLUIDS; ROBOTS;

CLUTCHES;

EID: 78650327295     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X10367838     Document Type: Conference Paper

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