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Acknowledgments
The work described in this chapter was supported by grants from the
Innovation and Technology Commission (Project No. ITS/308/09) and
Research Grants Council (Project No. CUHK 414810) of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, China.
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Biologically Inspired Robotics
Acknowledgments
The work described in this chapter was supported by grants from the
Innovation and Technology Commission (Project No. ITS/308/09) and
Research Grants Council (Project No. CUHK 414810) of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region, China.
References
Ahmadkhanlou, F., Zite, J., and Washington, G. 2007. A magnetorheological fluid-based
controllable active knee brace. Proceedings of SPIE on Industrial and Commercial
Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, 6527: 65270O-1–65270O-10.
Chen, F., Yu, Y., Ge, Y., Sun J., and Deng, X. 2007. WPAL for enhancing human
strength and endurance during walking. Paper read at the International
Conference on Information Acquisition, Seogwipo-zi, Korea.
Chen, J.Z. and Liao, W.H. 2010. Design, testing and control of a magnetorheological
actuator for assistive knee braces. Smart Materials and Structures, 19: 035029, doi:
10.1088/0964-1726/19/3/035029.
Damiano, D.L., Martellotta, T.L., Sullivan, D.J., Granata, K.P., and Abel, M.F. 2000.
Muscle force production and functional performance in spastic cerebral palsy:
Relationship of cocontraction. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
81(7): 895–900.
Guo, H.T. and Liao, W.H. 2009. Integrated design and analysis of smart actuators for
hybrid assistive knee braces. Proceedings of SPIE Conference on Smart Structures and
Materials: Active and Passive Smart Structures and Integrated Systems, 7288: 72881U1-11.
Hendershot, J. and Miller, T. 1994. Design of Brushless Permanent-Magnet Motors.
Lebanon, OH: Magna Physics Publishing.
Honda Worldwide, April 2008. Available at http://world.honda.com/news/2008/
c080422Experimental-Walking-Assist-Device/.
Kawamoto, H. and Sankai, Y. 2002. Comfortable power assist control method for
walking aid by HAL-3. IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and
Cybernetics, 4: 6.
Kazerooni, H. and Steger, R. 2006. The Berkeley lower extremity exoskeleton.
Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurements, and Control,
128: 14–25.
Kordonsky, V., Shulman, Z., Gorodkin, S., Demchuk, S., Prokhorav, I., Zaltsgendler,
E., and Khusid, B. 1990. Physical properties of magnetizable structure-reversible
media. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 85: 1–3.
Lord Corporation. 2008. Available at http://www.lordfulfillment.com/.
Nakamura, T., Saito, K., and Kosuge, K. 2005. Control of wearable walking support system based on human-model and GRF. Paper read at the International
Conference on Robotics and Automation, Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2005.