Title :
Development of evaluation system of the motor function for upper limbs using 3-D rehabilitation robot “EMUL” and near-infrared spectroscopy “NIRS”
Author :
Haraguchi, Makoto ; Kikuchi, Takehito ; Mihara, Masahito ; Hatakenaka, Megumi ; Miyai, Ichiro ; Furusho, Junji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
Rehabilitation for upper limbs is important for the elderly people, the stroked patients and so on. In recent years, the needs for rehabilitation support systems are increasing, which use robot technology, virtual reality technology and neuroscience. In this paper we present about a development of evaluation system of the motor function for upper limbs using 3-D rehabilitation Robot ldquoEMULrdquo and brain function imaging method ldquoNIRSrdquo.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical optical imaging; brain; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; 3-D rehabilitation robot EMUL; brain function imaging; evaluation system; motor function; near-infrared spectroscopy; upper limbs; Actuators; Aging; Force sensors; Hospitals; Industrial training; Medical robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Safety; Spectroscopy; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics, 2009. ICORR 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto International Conference Center
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3788-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2009.5209515
