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ICRA
2007
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Design, Control and Human Testing of an Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device
This paper presents a novel, smart and portable Active Knee Rehabilitation Orthotic Device (AKROD) designed to train stroke patients to correct knee hyperextension during stance an...
Brian Weinberg, Jason Nikitczuk, Shyamal Patel, Be...
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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13 years 10 months ago
RehAbilitative Knee Orthosis Driven by Electro-Rheological Fluid Based Actuators
- This work aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using Electro-Rheological Fluid (ERF) actuators in orthotics, creating a new breed of rehabilitation devices. ERFs are fluids tha...
Jason Nikitczuk, Brian Weinberg, Constantinos Mavr...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
136views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Adaptive Torque Control of Electro-rheological Fluid Brakes used in Active Knee Rehabilitation Devices
- This paper describes the development of an Adaptive Non-linear PI Torque Control for electro-rheological fluid (ERF) based variable resistance brakes that are used in compact and...
Jason Nikitczuk, Abhimanyu Das, Harsh Vyas, Brian ...
AIIA
2007
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
A 3D Virtual Model of the Knee Driven by EMG Signals
A 3D virtual model of the human lower extremity has been developed for the purpose of examining how the neuromuscular system controls the muscles and generates the desired movement...
Massimo Sartori, Gaetano Chemello, Enrico Pagello
IJHR
2007
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13 years 4 months ago
Upper Limb Powered Exoskeleton
—An exoskeleton is an external structural mechanism with joints and links corresponding to those of the human body. With applications in rehabilitation medicine and virtual reali...
Jacob Rosen, Joel C. Perry