Title :
Human tracking studies involving an actively powered, augmented exoskeleton
Author :
Repperger, D.W. ; Hill, B.O. ; Hasser, C. ; Roark, M. ; Phillips, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Armstrong Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
An actively powered, augmented, exoskeleton system is studied within a speed-accuracy performance task framework with human subjects. This system has a dual use in military applications as well as for the rehabilitation of patients with neuromotor disorders
Keywords :
biomechanics; handicapped aids; human factors; manipulators; military equipment; tracking; actively powered augmented exoskeleton; dual use; human subjects; human tracking studies; military applications; neuromotor disorders; patient rehabilitation; speed-accuracy performance task framework; Actuators; Composite materials; Exoskeletons; Humans; Laboratories; Operational amplifiers; Personnel; Reflection; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3131-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493105
