TY - GEN
T1 - Model based design of finger exoskeleton for post stroke rehabilitation using a slotted link cam with lead screw mechanism
AU - Bin Ab Patar, Mohd Nor Azmi
AU - Komeda, Takashi
AU - Mahmud, Jamaluddin
AU - Low, Cheng Yee
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Post stroke rehabilitation consumes a huge amount of health care resources in terms of costs related to hospital and home assistance. Recently, robot-assisted rehabilitation has been adapted to support physiotherapists in providing high-intensity and repetitive rehabilitation sessions. It has been observed that robotics offers an objective and reliable instrumented tool to monitor patient’s progress and accurately assess their motor function. Each finger is attached to an instrumented mechanism which allowing force control and a mostly linear displacement. This paper presents a novel finger rehabilitation approach for acute paralyzed stroke survivors using a wearable robotic interface for hand motor function recovery. The device designed based on biomechanics measurements, able to assist the subject in opening and closing movements. It capable to adapt with various hand shapes and finger sizes. Main features of the interface include a differential system, and a lead screw mechanism which allows independent movement of the five fingers with actuators. The device is safe, easily transportable, and offers multiple training possibilities. The prototype deployment was carried out to determine the requirements for a finger rehabilitation device, the design and characterization of the complete system. Offering ease of use and affordability, the device has great potential to be deployed for individualized rehabilitation session for patients who have to undergo therapy in their home.
AB - Post stroke rehabilitation consumes a huge amount of health care resources in terms of costs related to hospital and home assistance. Recently, robot-assisted rehabilitation has been adapted to support physiotherapists in providing high-intensity and repetitive rehabilitation sessions. It has been observed that robotics offers an objective and reliable instrumented tool to monitor patient’s progress and accurately assess their motor function. Each finger is attached to an instrumented mechanism which allowing force control and a mostly linear displacement. This paper presents a novel finger rehabilitation approach for acute paralyzed stroke survivors using a wearable robotic interface for hand motor function recovery. The device designed based on biomechanics measurements, able to assist the subject in opening and closing movements. It capable to adapt with various hand shapes and finger sizes. Main features of the interface include a differential system, and a lead screw mechanism which allows independent movement of the five fingers with actuators. The device is safe, easily transportable, and offers multiple training possibilities. The prototype deployment was carried out to determine the requirements for a finger rehabilitation device, the design and characterization of the complete system. Offering ease of use and affordability, the device has great potential to be deployed for individualized rehabilitation session for patients who have to undergo therapy in their home.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-662-47200-2_11
DO - 10.1007/978-3-662-47200-2_11
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84946055924
SN - 9783662471999
T3 - Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
SP - 95
EP - 103
BT - Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications 2015
A2 - Kim, Kuinam J.
A2 - Gen, Mitsuo
A2 - Hiroshi, Yabe
A2 - Huang, Xiaoxia
PB - Springer Verlag
T2 - International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Management Science and Applications, ICIMSA 2015
Y2 - 26 May 2015 through 28 May 2015
ER -