DocumentCode :
171287
Title :
Development of 2-DOF ankle rehabilitation system
Author :
Farjadian, Amir B. ; Nabian, Mohsen ; Holden, Maureen K. ; Mavroidis, Constantinos
Author_Institution :
Bioeng. Dept., Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA, USA
fYear :
2014
fDate :
25-27 April 2014
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
2
Abstract :
The ankle joint is critical to upright balance control and gait function, and is a common location for orthopedic or neurological injuries - e.g., every year in the US 628,000 people suffer ankle sprains and 795,000 suffer a stroke. The Virtually-Interfaced Robotic Ankle and Balance Trainer (vi-RABT) is a rehabilitation system designed to help such individuals improve their ankle and balance control. The system is equipped with two actuators and complete mechanisms for torque and angle measurement. A model-based proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller was tuned and implemented into the system and an interactive maze game was augmented to provide an entertaining rehabilitation experience. We present results of a pilot test on these system features. Vi-RABT shows promise for treating a wide variety of ankle and balance disorders.
Keywords :
angular measurement; gait analysis; injuries; mechanoception; medical disorders; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; three-term control; torque measurement; 2-DOF ankle rehabilitation system; angle measurement; ankle disorders; ankle joint; balance control; balance disorders; gait function; interactive maze game; model-based PID controller; neurological injuries; orthopedic injuries; proportional-integral-derivative controller; torque measurement; vi-RABT rehabilitation system; virtually-interfaced robotic ankle and balance trainer; Educational institutions; Foot; Games; Hardware; Joints; Robots; Torque;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014 40th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972786
Filename :
6972786
Link To Document :
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