Title :
Development of the iPAM MkII system and description of a randomized control trial with acute stroke patients
Author :
Jackson, A.E. ; Levesley, Martin C. ; Makower, S.G. ; Cozens, J.A. ; Bhakta, Bipin B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Univ. of Leeds Leeds, Leeds, UK
Abstract :
iPAM (intelligent Pneumatic Arm Movement) is a dual robot system for providing assistive upper-limb exercise to people with arm weakness as a result of stroke. This paper highlights refinements made to the system in the development of iPAM MkII. The rationale of an on-going random control trial using the iPAM MkII is also presented.
Keywords :
manipulators; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; acute stroke patients; assistive upper-limb exercise; dual robot system; iPAM MkII system; intelligent pneumatic arm movement; randomized control trial; Calibration; Joints; Medical treatment; Pneumatic systems; Robot kinematics; Software; randomized control trial; rehabilitation; robotics; stroke; upper-limb;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6022-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2013.6650407
