Conceptualization of an exoskeleton Continuous Passive Motion(CPM) device using a link structure

Author

Kim, Kyu-Jung ; Kang, Min-Sung ; Choi, Youn-Sung ; Han, JungSoo ; Han, Changsoo

Author_Institution

Dept. of Intell. Robot Eng., Hanyang Univ., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2011

fDate

June 29 2011-July 1 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This study is about developing an exoskeleton Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) with the same Range of Motion (ROM) and instant center of rotation as the human knee. The key feature in constructing a CPM is an accurate alignment with the human knee joint enabling it to deliver the same movements as the actual body on the CPM. In this research, we proposed an exoskeleton knee joint through kinematic interpretation, measured the knee joint torque generated while using a CPM and applied it to the device. Thus, this new exoskeleton type CPM will allow precise alignment with the human knee joint, and follow the same ROM as the human knee in any position.

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical measurement; bone; kinematics; medical control systems; patient rehabilitation; prosthetics; torque measurement; conceptualization; exoskeleton continuous passive motion device; human knee joint torque measurement; kinematics; knee rehabilitation device; range-of-motion; Actuators; Couplings; Exoskeletons; Humans; Joints; Knee; Read only memory; Continuous Passvie motion(CPM); Exoskeleton; Knee joint; Range of Motion(ROM); Rehabilitation; Total Knee Arthroplasty(TKA); Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee; Humans; Knee Joint; Models, Theoretical; Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive; Range of Motion, Articular;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2011 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Zurich

ISSN

1945-7898

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9863-5

Electronic_ISBN

1945-7898

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975494

Filename

5975494