Title :
Assistive Robotic Manipulator Interface
Author :
Athanasiou, Panteleimon ; Chawla, Nitin ; Leichtnam, Elizabeth
Author_Institution :
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Biomedical Engineering, 323 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Newark, NJ 07102
Abstract :
Our goal is to create an interface that can ease the use of an assistive device by patients who have lost their ability and control in one or more of their limbs. This interface will make the robotic arm called Manus mounted on a wheel chair much easier to use and also be more affordable. Our team is currently working on a proposal to create an interface which will be more user-friendly, less costly, easily replaceable and upgradeable in the event of failure of existing technologies.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Genetics; Infrared sensors; Manipulators; Medical services; Mobile robots; Muscles; Probes; Proposals; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2006. Proceedings of the IEEE 32nd Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Easton, PA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9563-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2006.1629807
