Design of a 3 DOF Robotic System for use in Neurorehabilitation

The authors have developed a diagnostic algorithm to facilitate the design and optimization of a human locomotion system. The analysis enables the kinematic gait characteristics of a human gait device to be adjusted in order to enable the micmicking of a range of gaits during motion, thus allowing patient-initiated -patterns to be completed or refined. The paper addresses the diagnostic procedures involving the modeling and the simulation of the mechanical legs capable of emulating the gait capabilities of a human subject, hence assisting in the establishment of new means to deliver therapy to patients with gait disabilities.