Multidirectional transparent support for overground gait training

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Vallery, H ^a,b,c   Lutz, P ^d   Von Zitzewitz, J ^b,e   Rauter, G ^b,g   Fritschi, M ^c   Everarts, C ^f   Ronsse, R ^f   Curt, A ^g   Bolliger, M ^g  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Lutz Medical Engineering   (Switzerland)

^e EPFL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

body weight support; cable robots; Gait training; series elastic actuation; underactuation

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTS; CABLE ROBOT; GAIT TRAINING; SERIES ELASTIC ACTUATIONS; UNDER-ACTUATION;

CABLES; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BODY WEIGHT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 84891140724     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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