Speed adaptation in a powered transtibial prosthesis controlled with a neuromuscular model

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 366, Issue 1570, 2011, Pages 1621-1631

  Markowitz, Jared ^a   Krishnaswamy, Pavitra ^a   Eilenberg, Michael F ^a   Endo, Ken ^a   Chris, Chris B ^a   Herr, Hugh ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular model; Powered prosthesis; Prosthesis control; Speed adaptation

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; WALKING;

EID: 79955376513     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0347     Document Type: Article

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