Kinematics and design of a portable and wearable exoskeleton for hand rehabilitation

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cempini, Marco ^a   De Rossi, Stefano Marco Maria ^a   Lenzi, Tommaso ^a   Cortese, Mario ^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

DESIGN METHOD; HAND REHABILITATION; INDEX FINGER; KINEMATIC DESIGNS;

ROBOTICS;

KINEMATICS;

BIOMECHANICS; HAND; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; HAND; HUMANS; REHABILITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84891119492     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650414     Document Type: Conference Paper

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