Development of closed-fitting-type walking assistance device for legs and evaluation of muscle activity

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ikehara, Tadaaki ^a   Nagamura, Kazuteru ^b   Ushida, Takurou ^c   Tanaka, Eiichirou ^c   Saegusa, Shozo ^b   Kojima, Sho ^c   Yuge, Louis ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIBAURA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexible Shaft; Hybrid Control System; Self contained System; Walking Assistance Device; Worm Gear

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ROTATION; DEVICE CONTROL; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE-SHAFT; HYBRID CONTROL SYSTEMS; KNEE JOINT; LITHIUM-ION BATTERY; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; SELF-CONTAINED SYSTEM; TORSIONAL SPRINGS; WALKING ASSISTANCE;

CONDITION MONITORING; CONTROL SYSTEMS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LITHIUM; ROBOTICS; WALKING AIDS; WORM GEARS;

EQUIPMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WALKING;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 80055039148     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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