On the design of ergonomic wearable robotic devices for motion assistance and rehabilitation

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 6124-6127

  Chiri, Azzurra ^a   Cempini, Marco ^a   De Rossi, Stefano Marco Maria ^a   Lenzi, Tommaso ^a   Giovacchini, Francesco ^a   Vitiello, Nicola ^a   Carrozza, Maria Chiara ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ROBOTICS; ERGONOMIC DESIGN; HAND REHABILITATION; HUMAN LIMBS; HUMAN-ROBOT INTERFACE; MECHANICAL DESIGN; ROBOTIC DEVICES; WEARABLE DEVICES;

ROBOTICS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 84870818071     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6347391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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