Structural Design and Analysis of Portable Intelligent Wheelchair for Knee Rehabilitation

Autor: Dongmei MA, Jingyan WANG, Liming PAN, Jinshi CHEN, Tianyue CHU, Lei HUANG, Baoyue YIN, Xin XU
Jazyk: čínština
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Zhongguo yiliao qixie zazhi, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 445-450 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1671-7104
DOI: 10.12455/j.issn.1671-7104.230508
Popis: ObjectiveIn order to address the issues of inconvenience, high medical costs, and lack of universality associated with traditional knee rehabilitation equipment, a portable intelligent wheelchair for knee rehabilitation was designed in this study. MethodsBased on the analysis of the knee joint’s structure and rehabilitation mechanisms, an electric pushrod-driven rehabilitation institution was developed. A multi-functional module was designed with a modular approach, and the control of the wheelchair body and each functional module was implemented using an STM32 single-chip microcomputer. A three-dimensional model was established using SolidWorks software. In conjunction with Adams and Ansys simulation software, kinematic and static analyses were conducted on the knee joint rehabilitation institution and its core components. A prototype was constructed to verify the equipment’s actual performance. ResultsAccording to the prototype testing, the actual range of motion for the knee joint swing rod is 15.1°~88.9°, the angular speed of the swing rod ranges from −7.9 to 8.1°/s, the angular acceleration of the swing rod varies from −4.2 to 1.6°/s², the thrust range of the electric pushrod is −82.6 to 153.1 N, and the maximum displacement of the load pedal is approximately 1.7 mm, with the leg support exhibiting a maximum deformation of about 1.5 mm. ConclusionThe intelligent knee joint rehabilitation wheelchair meets the designed functions and its actual performance aligns with the design criteria, thus validating the rationality and feasibility of the structural design.
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