FES-cycling-system for paraplegics

01.07.2005 - 31.10.2009

Research funding project

Training by means of FES has a number of physiological advantages for paraplegics. Aim of this project is the development of an FES cycling system which consists of a fully instrumented test system and a mobile training cycle.

People

Project leader

Margit Gföhler (E307)

Project personnel

Harald Hackl (E307)
Peter Lugner (E307)
Helmut Mad (E307)
Roland Matzhold (E307)
Werner Reichenfelser (E307)

Institute

E307 - Institute of Engineering Design and Product Development

Contract/collaboration

ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH - Bereich Medizintechnik

Grant funds

FFG - Österr. Forschungsförderungs- gesellschaft mbH (National) Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)

Research focus

Computational System Design: 50%
Modeling and Simulation: 50%

Keywords

German	English
Rehabilitationstechnik	Rehabilitation Engineering
Biomechanik	Biomechanics
Radfahren	cycling
Funktionelle Elektrostimulation	functional electrical stimulation

External partner

Seibersdorf Labor GmbH
Institut für Mechanik und Mechatronik

Publications

Publications