Motion-based-design of elastic material for passive assistive device using musculoskeletal model

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 978-990

  Imamura, Yumeko ^a   Tanaka, Takayuki ^a   Suzuki, Yoshihito ^b   Takizawa, Kazuki ^a   Yamanaka, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Smart Support Technologies Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Human body dynamics model; Power assist

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

ASSISTIVE DEVICES; ELASTIC MATERIALS; HUMAN BODY DYNAMICS MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MODEL; PASSIVE POWER; POWER ASSIST; POWER ASSIST DEVICE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOTION;

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM;

EID: 84863012299     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2011.p0978     Document Type: Article

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