Design of a Functional Electrical Stimulation Device

ISBN-13: 9783659690372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 72 str.

Ibrahim Dogan;Pasa Dervis

Opis

Functional Stimulation Device developed and designed in this book is a microcontroller based electronic device that can be used to help people having drop-foot problems. The device can help such people to walk normally. Drop-foot is a condition where the patient suffering from this condition cannot walk properly as he or she cannot lift the leg from the ground to walk. The device designed in this book sends electrical pulses to the peroneal nerve position of the patient to enable him/her to walk normally.

O autorze

Prof Dr Dogan Ibrahim has graduated from the University of Salford with First Class Hoours. He then received the Degree of MSc in automatic control engineering, and PhD in Electrical and Electronic engineering from the City University in London.Dervis Pasa received his BSc and MSc Degrees from the Near East University, in Cyprus.