Biologically-inspired soft exosuit

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Asbeck, Alan T ^a   Dyer, Robert J ^a   Larusson, Arnar F ^a   Walsh, Conor J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exoskeleton; exosuit; soft robot; walking; wearable robot

Indexed keywords

EXOSKELETON; EXOSUIT; SOFT ROBOT; WALKING; WEARABLE ROBOTS;

CABLES; DESIGN; JOINTS (ANATOMY); ROBOTICS; STIFFNESS;

WALKING AIDS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; SELF HELP; WALKING;

ANKLE JOINT; CLOTHING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WALKING;

EID: 84891074688     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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