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Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics: Human-friendly Technologies on Movement Assistance and Restoration for People with Disabilities

By Z. Zenn Bien , Dimitar Stefanov

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
3540219862, 9783540219866
LCC
R859.7.C67 A38 2004
Open Library ID
OL3314605M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (25814092 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
Edition
1
Pages
441\441
Library
avaxhome.ws
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46
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Description

One of the major application targets of service robots is to use them as assistive devices for rehabilitation. This book introduces some latest achievements in the field of rehabilitation robotics and assistive technology for people with disabilities and aged people. The book contains results from both theoretical and experimental works and reviews on some new advanced rehabilitation devices which has been recently transferred to the industry. Significant parts of the book are devoted to the assessment of new rehabilitation technologies, the evaluation of prototype devices with end-users, the safety of rehabilitation robots, and robot-assisted neuro-rehabilitation. The book is a representative selection of the latest trends in rehabilitation robotics andВ can be used as a reference for teaching on mechatronic devices for rehabilitation.

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