Bra.Di.P.O. and P.I.G.R.O.: Innovative Devices for Motor Learning Programs

Autor: Guido Belforte, Gabriella Eula, Silvia Sirolli, Paolo Bois, Elisabetta Geda, Federico D'Agata, Franco Cauda, Sergio Duca, Marina Zettin, Roberta Virgilio, Giuliano Geminiani, Katiuscia Sacco
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Robotics, Vol 2014 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1687-9600
1687-9619
DOI: 10.1155/2014/656029
Popis: Two mechatronics prototypes, useful for robotic neurotreatments and new clinical trainings, are here presented. P.I.G.R.O. (pneumatic interactive gait rehabilitation orthosis) is an active exoskeleton with an electropneumatic control. It imposes movements on lower limbs in order to produce in the patient’s brain proper motor cortex activation. Bra.Di.P.O. (brain discovery pneumatic orthosis) is an MR-compatible device, designed to improve fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) analysis. The two devices are presented together because both are involved in the study of new robotic treatments of patients affected by ictus or brain stroke or in some motor learning experimental investigations carried out on healthy subjects.
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