Soft, lightweight wearable robots to support the upper limb in activities of daily living: a feasibility study on chronic stroke patients

Stroke can be a devastating condition that impairs the upper limb and reduces mobility. Wearable robots can aid impaired users by supporting performance of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). In the past decade, soft devices have become popular due to their inherent malleable and low-weight propertie...

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Main Authors: Noronha, Bernado (Author) , Ng, Chwee Yin (Author) , Little, Kieran (Author) , Xiloyannis, Michele (Author) , Kuah, Christopher Wee Keong (Author) , Wee, Seng Kwee (Author) , Kulkarni, Suhas Raghavendra (Author) , Masia, Lorenzo (Author) , Chua, Karen Sui Geok (Author) , Accoto, Dino (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: May 16, 2022
In: IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering
Year: 2022, Volume: 30, Pages: 1401-1411
ISSN:1558-0210
DOI:10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3175224
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3175224
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9775104
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Author Notes:Bernardo Noronha, student member, IEEE, Chwee Yin Ng, Kieran Little, Michele Xiloyannis, member, IEEE, Christopher Wee Keong Kuah, Seng Kwee Wee, Suhas Raghavendra Kulkarni, graduate student member, IEEE, Lorenzo Masia, member, IEEE, Karen Sui Geok Chua, and Dino Accoto, member, IEEE

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