A compact robotic orthosis for wrist assistance
| Autor: | Sohail Sangha, Carlo Menon, Ahmed M. Elnady |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030506 rehabilitation
Robot kinematics Engineering Future studies business.industry technology industry and agriculture Wearable computer Control engineering Wrist Modular design body regions 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Torque Motor recovery 0305 other medical science business Protocol (object-oriented programming) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Simulation |
| Zdroj: | BioRob Web of Science |
| DOI: | 10.1109/biorob.2016.7523775 |
| Popis: | This paper presents a wearable robotic orthosis for assisting flexion and extension of the wrist. The major consideration in designing this robotic orthosis was to realize a cost effective, compact, and modular design with an effective torque output. A dedicated electronic backbone was prototyped for the robotic orthosis. The robotic orthosis was designed to operate in the following three different modes for its potential use in rehabilitation: passive; active resistive; and active assistive. For the active assistive mode, a wireless strap recording force-myography (FMG) signals from the forearm was used. Specifically, a neural network was implemented to regress the FMG signals and send the control command to the orthosis. An experimental protocol was conducted to test the feasibility of the robotic orthosis, where a healthy volunteer wore the robotic orthosis and tested the three modes of operation. Results showed that the robotic orthosis was able to successfully perform the three modes of operation. Future studies will use the developed technology to assist wrist motor recovery in individuals with neuromuscular conditions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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