Search for dissertations about: "Hand posture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the words Hand posture.
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1. Towards a tactile artifical hand
Abstract : Amputation of a hand is a life-changing event, and the loss of motor and sensory functions leads to disability and has devastating effects on the individual. What is normally performed using two hands must be solved with only one, and the loss also affects body balance and body posture. READ MORE
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2. Mobility, Sitting Posture and Reaching Movements in Children with Myelomeningocele
Abstract : Children with myelomeningocele (MMC) usually have problems with daily life activities, but the background to their problems is not altogether obvious. An understanding of the possible causes of activity problems is a prerequisite for the effectiveness of physical therapy. READ MORE
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3. Clinical and kinematic assessments of upper limb function in persons with post-stroke symptoms
Abstract : Stroke is a common and multifaceted disease that often involves motor deficits in the upper limb. This thesis investigated reliability and validity of existing clinical assessments of upper limb function in persons with post-stroke symptoms and in non-disabled controls. READ MORE
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4. Upper limb assessment and treatment in cerebral palsy
Abstract : Cerebral palsy (CP) is a heterogeneous group of neurological disorders caused by fetal or infant brain damage that often involves deficits in upper limb (UL) posture and function. Knowledge about effective methods of assessment and treatment of UL in CP is not extensive. In this thesis, different aspects of these two are explored. READ MORE
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5. On Robot Feedback from Range Sensors : Reliable Control by Active Reduction of Uncertainty and Ambiguities
Abstract : This thesis is on modelling and experimental tests when non contact sensing isused for feedback control in robotics. The motion of the robot is to be controlled relative to objects in the surrounding workspace during operations like gripping/docking, surface following, shape measuring etc. READ MORE