Design of a novel mobility device controlled by the feet motion of a standing child: A feasibility study

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1225-1231

  Schoepflin, Zachary R ^a   Chen, Xi ^a   Ragonesi, Christina B ^a   Galloway, James C ^a   Agrawal, Sunil K ^a  

^a Institute University of Delaware Newark   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical human robot interaction; Robotic walking device

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT; DRIVING SKILLS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; PHYSICAL HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTIONS; POWER MOBILITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WALKING DEVICES;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

EDUCATION;

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROBOTICS; SELF HELP; WALKING;

CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MOTOR SKILLS; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 84879791382     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-011-0820-5     Document Type: Article

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