Development of an orthosis for walking assistance using pneumatic artificial muscle: A quantitative assessment of the effect of assistance

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kawamura, T ^a   Takanaka, K ^a   Nakamura, T ^a   Osumi, H ^a  

^a CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

straight fiber artificial muscle; walking assistance

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; NUMBER OF PEOPLES; PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SEMITENDINOSUS MUSCLES; WALKING ABILITY; WALKING ASSISTANCE;

DESIGN; MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC DRIVES; ROBOTICS;

WALKING AIDS;

BIOMECHANICS; DEVICES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING; WEIGHT BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891121547     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650350     Document Type: Conference Paper

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