Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation Robotics Tremor Suppression /

• Main Authors: Rocon, Eduardo (Author), Pons, José L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 69
• Subjects: Engineering.; Rehabilitation.; Artificial intelligence.; Robotics.; Automation.; Robotics and Automation.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).

The new technological advances opened widely the application field of robots. Robots are moving from the classical application scenario with structured industrial environments and tedious repetitive tasks to new application environments that require more interaction with the humans. It is in this co...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. Exoskeletons in rehabilitation robotics
• Pathological Tremor Management
• Upper limb exoskeleton for tremor suppression. Cognitive HR interaction
• Upper limb exoskeleton for tremor suppression. Physical HR interaction
• Upper limb exoskeleton for tremor suppression. Validation
• Summary, conclusions and upcoming research.