Finger Rehabilitation Support System Using a Multifingered Haptic Interface Controlled by a Surface Electromyogram

This paper presents a new type of finger rehabilitation system using a multifingered haptic interface that is controlled by the patient though a surface electromyogram. We have developed the multifingered haptic interface robot: HIRO III that can give 3-directional forces to 5 fingertips. This robot...

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Main Authors: Masaaki Hioki, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Hirofumi Sakaeda, Yutaka Nishimoto, Tetsuya Mouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/167516