An Exploration of Canoeing Action as Therapy for Spinally Injured People

This paper outlines the design and building of a kayak machine, for use by person with spinal injury. We designed an eddy current brake to apply varying known torques on the system, which determine the power required by the user to run the machine. The output of an optocoupler circuit, applied to a...

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Main Authors: Catherine Halpin, Annraoi de Paor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VSB-Technical University of Ostrava 2004-01-01
Series:Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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Online Access:http://advances.utc.sk/index.php/AEEE/article/view/439