Measuring human arm’s mechanical impedance for assessment of motor function

• Main Author: Mousavi Hondori, Hossein.
• Other Authors: Ling Shih Fu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Bio-mechatronics; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Assistive technology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/51865
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Assessment of motor function has remained a challenge for years. This is because of the complexity of human brain and the subjective nature of the assessment. On the other hand the assessment has lots of applications such as assessment of functional capabilities in post-stroke rehabilitation for whi...