Design of a new variable stiffness actuator and application for assistive exercise control

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 372-377

  Huang, Tzu Hao ^a   Kuan, Jiun Yih ^a   Huang, Han Pang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE; EXERCISE CONTROL; FOUR-BAR LINKAGE; HUMAN MOTIONS; HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; INTERACTION MODEL; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; OUTPUT FORCE; PHYSICAL INTERACTIONS; SAFETY CONSTRAINT; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

ACTUATORS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; STIFFNESS;

HUMAN ROBOT INTERACTION;

EID: 84455169935     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2011.6048704     Document Type: Conference Paper

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