Title :
Rehabilitation instrument for prevent contracture of ankle using the pneumatic balloon actuator
Author :
Saga, Norihiko ; Saito, Naoki
Author_Institution :
Development of Intelligent Machines and Systems, Akita Prefectural University, 84-4 Tsuchiya, Yurihonjo, 015-0055, JAPAN
Abstract :
A rehabilitation instrument for ankle contracture prevention is proposed. Its uses a tendon drive system using a pneumatic balloon.
Keywords :
Composite materials; Foot; Humans; Instruments; Intelligent systems; Legged locomotion; Machine intelligence; Pneumatic actuators; Tellurium; Tendons; Algorithms; Ankle Joint; Biomimetics; Computer Simulation; Elasticity; Equipment Design; Gait; Humans; Movement; Orthotic Devices; Prosthesis Design; Robotics; Silicones; Stress, Mechanical; Therapy, Computer-Assisted;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650159
