Journal article
Passive exoskeletons for assisting limb movement
Journal of rehabilitation research and development, v 43(5), pp 583-589
01 Aug 2006
PMID: 17123200
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Abstract
This article presents the state of the art in passive devices for enhancing limb movement in people with neuromuscular disabilities. Both upper- and lower-limb projects and devices are described. Special emphasis is placed on a passive functional upper-limb orthosis called the Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton (WREX). The development and testing of the WREX with children with limited arm strength are described. The exoskeleton has two links and 4 degrees of freedom. It uses linear elastic elements that balance the effects of gravity in three dimensions. The experiences of five children with arthrogryposis who used the WREX are described. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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- Title
- Passive exoskeletons for assisting limb movement
- Creators
- Tariq Rahman - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for ChildrenWhitney SampleShanmuga JayakumarMarilyn KingRahamim Seliktar - School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems (1997-)
- Publication Details
- Journal of rehabilitation research and development, v 43(5), pp 583-589
- Publisher
- Superintendent of Documents
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems; [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000242883000005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-33751034066
- Other Identifier
- 991019167772704721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Rehabilitation