TY - GEN
T1 - Emerging directions in lower limb externally wearable robots for gait rehabilitation and augmentation - A review
AU - Veneman, Jan F.
AU - Burdet, Etienne
AU - Van Der Kooij, Herman
AU - Lefeber, Dirk
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Wearable Robots, including those connected externally over the Lower Limbs (LLEWRs) is a growing field of research and development that promises robotic systems to support and augment locomotor functions. The current State of the Art of such products can be seen as a first generation of devices that are limited in their applicability and functionality, but nevertheless demonstrated the large potential of a type of robot that can become a mainstream class of technology. This paper reviews the most important challenges and the emerging directions in research and development in relation to the formulated challenges, predominantly based on the European-Commission-funded research environment.
AB - Wearable Robots, including those connected externally over the Lower Limbs (LLEWRs) is a growing field of research and development that promises robotic systems to support and augment locomotor functions. The current State of the Art of such products can be seen as a first generation of devices that are limited in their applicability and functionality, but nevertheless demonstrated the large potential of a type of robot that can become a mainstream class of technology. This paper reviews the most important challenges and the emerging directions in research and development in relation to the formulated challenges, predominantly based on the European-Commission-funded research environment.
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U2 - 10.1142/9789813149137_0098
DO - 10.1142/9789813149137_0098
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84999635169
SN - 9789813149120
T3 - Advances in Cooperative Robotics: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2016
SP - 840
EP - 850
BT - Advances in Cooperative Robotics
PB - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
T2 - 19th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR 2016
Y2 - 12 September 2016 through 14 September 2016
ER -