Single degree-of-freedom exoskeleton mechanism design for finger rehabilitation

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wolbrecht, Eric T ^a   Reinkensmeyer, David J ^b   Perez Gracia, Alba ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE ROBÒTICA I INFORMÀTICA INDUSTRIAL CSIC UPC   (Spain)

^d IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CONTROL; EXOSKELETON MECHANISM; HAND THERAPY; KINEMATIC DESIGNS; ROBOTIC DEVICES; SENSORY INPUT; SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOMS;

MACHINE DESIGN; ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINGER; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOMECHANICS; FINGERS; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 80055043389     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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