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Advances in Rehabilitation Robotics

Human-friendly Technologies on Movement Assistance and Restoration for People with Disabilities

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  • © 2004

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Editors:
  1. Z. Zenn Bien
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  2. Dimitar Stefanov
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  • Latest achievements in the field of rehabilitation robotics and assistive technology
  • Reference for teaching on mechatronic devices for rehabilitation
  • Representative selection of latest trends in rehabilitations robotics
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences (LNCIS, volume 306)

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. 1 Advances in Human-Friendly Robotic Technologies for Movement Assistance/Movement Restoration for People with Disabilities

    • Dimitar Stefanov, Z. Zenn Bien
    Pages 3-23

  3. 2 Rehabilitation Robotics from Past to Present – A Historical Perspective

    • Michael Hillman
    Pages 25-44

  4. 3 Toward a Human-Friendly User Interface to Control an Assistive Robot in the Context of Smart Homes

    • Mounir Mokhtari, Mohamed Ali Feki, Bessam Abdulrazak, Bernard Grandjean
    Pages 47-56

  5. 4 Welfare-Oriented Service Robotic Systems: Intelligent Sweet Home & KARES II

    • Z. Zenn Bien, Kwang-Hyun Park, Dae-Jin Kim, Jin-Woo Jung
    Pages 57-94

  6. 5 “FRIEND” – An Intelligent Assistant in Daily Life

    • O. Kouzmitcheva, C. Martens, A. Pape, H. She, I. Volosyak, A. Gräser
    Pages 95-126

  7. 6 GIVING-A-HAND System: The Development of a Task-Specific Robot Appliance

    • M.J. Johnson, E. Guglielmelli, G.A. Di Lauro, C. Laschi, M.C. Carrozza, P. Dario
    Pages 127-141

  8. 7 Cooperative Welfare Robot System Using Hand Gesture Instructions

    • Noriyuki Kawarazaki, Ichiro Hoya, Kazue Nishihara, Tadashi Yoshidome
    Pages 143-153

  9. 8 Selectable Operating Interfaces of the Meal-Assistance Device “My Spoon”

    • Ryoji Soyama, Sumio Ishii, Azuma Fukase
    Pages 155-163

  10. 9 Enhancing the Usability of the MANUS Manipulator by Using Visual Servoing

    • A.H.G. Versluis, B.J.F. Driessen, J.A. van Woerden
    Pages 165-174

  11. 10 A Safety Strategy for Rehabilitation Robots

    • Makoto Nokata, Noriyuki Tejima
    Pages 177-185

  12. 11 Safety Evaluation Method of Rehabilitation Robots

    • Makoto Nokata, Koji Ikuta, Hideki Ishii
    Pages 187-198

  13. 12 Risk Reduction Mechanisms for Safe Rehabilitation Robots

    • Noriyuki Tejima
    Pages 199-207

  14. 13 Usability of an Assistive Robot Manipulator: Toward a Quantitative User Evaluation

    • Bessam Abdulrazak, Mounir Mokhtari, Bernard Grandjean
    Pages 211-220

  15. 14 Processes for Obtaining a “Manus” (ARM) Robot within the Netherlands

    • Gert Willem Römer, Harry Stuyt, Geer Peters, Koos van Woerden
    Pages 221-230

  16. 15 Experimental Analysis of the Proprioceptive and Exteroceptive Sensors of an Underactuated Prosthetic Hand

    • M. Zecca, G. Cappiello, F. Sebastiani, S. Roccella, F. Vecchi, M.C. Carrozza et al.
    Pages 233-242

  17. 16 Design and Testing of WREX

    • Tariq Rahman, Whitney Sample, Rahamim Seliktar
    Pages 243-250

  18. 17 A Concept for Control of Indoor-Operated Autonomous Wheelchair

    • Dimitar Stefanov, Alexander Avtanski, Z. Zenn Bien
    Pages 253-298

  19. 18 Design of an Intelligent Wheelchair for the Motor Disabled

    • Chong Hui Kim, Jik Han Jung, Byung Kook Kim
    Pages 299-310

  20. 19 Electrically Assisted Walker with Supporter-Embedded Force-Sensing Device

    • Saku Egawa, Ikuo Takeuchi, Atsushi Koseki, Takeshi Ishii
    Pages 313-322
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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 neurorehabilitation. The book is a representative selection of the latest trends in rehabilitation robotics and can be used as a reference for teaching on mechatronic devices for rehabilitation.

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