A passive exoskeleton with artificial tendons: Design and experimental evaluation

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Van Dijk, Wietse ^a   Van Der Kooij, Herman ^a,b   Hekman, Edsko ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

artificial tendon; EMG; Passive exoskeleton; spring; walking

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL TENDON; EMG; PASSIVE EXOSKELETON; SPRING; WALKING;

ROBOTICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; TENDON; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROBOTICS; TENDONS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80055047314     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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