Human-Robot Interaction Strategies for Walker-Assisted Locomotion

• Main Authors: Cifuentes, Carlos A. (Author), Frizera, Anselmo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 115
• Subjects: Engineering.; Rehabilitation.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Artificial intelligence.; Robotics.; Automation.; Robotics and Automation.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

This book presents the development of a new multimodal human-robot interface for testing and validating control strategies applied to robotic walkers for assisting human mobility and gait rehabilitation. The aim is to achieve a closer interaction between the robotic device and the individual, empowe...