Robotic Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice (Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498745725 ISBN 13: 9781498745727

Verlag: CRC Press, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of the technology available, of the utilization protocols, and of user studies, outcomes, and clinical evidence, if existing. Ethical and social implications of robot use are also discussed. The reader will have an in depth view of rehabilitation robots, from principles to practice.

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Pedro Encarnacao is an Adjunct Professor at the Catolica Lisbon School of Business and Economics of the Catholic University of Portugal. He is an active researcher in robotic systems for rehabiliation. Albert Cook is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Alberta and California State University, Sacramento. He is the co-author of "Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practices, 4/e" and "Essentials of Assistive Technologies". He has co-edited three other multi-authored texts with John Webster and written numerous chapters on rehabilitaiton and biomedical engineering in a large number of journals and proceedings. He is the Past-President and fellow of RESNA.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1498745725
• ISBN 13: 9781498745727
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 382
• Herausgeber: Encarnação Pedro, Cook Albert
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