Single degree-of-freedom exoskeleton mechanism design for thumb rehabilitation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1916-1920

  Yihun, Yimesker ^a   Miklos, Robert ^a   Perez Gracia, Alba ^a   Reinkensmeyer, David J ^b   Denney, Keith ^c   Wolbrecht, Eric T ^c  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF FREEDOM; EXOSKELETON MECHANISM; HAND THERAPY; KINEMATIC DESIGNS; ROBOTIC DEVICES; SINGLE DEGREE OF FREEDOMS;

ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;

MACHINE DESIGN;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FINGER PHALANX; HUMAN; JOINT; ORTHOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; REHABILITATION; THUMB;

BIOMECHANICS; FINGER PHALANGES; HUMANS; JOINTS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; REHABILITATION; THUMB; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880766922     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346328     Document Type: Conference Paper

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