STRING-MAN: a new wire robot for gait rehabilitation

Author

Surdilovic, Dragoljub ; Bernhardt, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. Autom. & Robotics, Fraunhofer Inst. IPK, Berlin, Germany

Volume

2

fYear

2004

fDate

April 26-May 1, 2004

Firstpage

2031

Abstract

This paper presents a novel robotic prototype for advanced gait rehabilitation. This system integrates sophisticated robotic technology with control algorithms. The robot opens up new possibilities for the field of rehabilitation for restoring posture balancing and gait motoric functions. The paper provides an overview of the system´s fundamental components, such as mechanical structure, patient-machine interface, sensory systems, control algorithms, etc. The results of some initial experiments also are included.

Keywords

gait analysis; mechanical variables control; medical robotics; mobile robots; patient rehabilitation; sensors; user interfaces; STRING MAN; gait motoric functions; gait rehabilitation; mechanical structure; mechanical variables control; patient-machine interface; posture balancing functions; robotic prototype; robotic technology; sensory systems; wire robot; Automatic control; Control systems; Humanoid robots; Prototypes; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Weight control; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8232-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308122

Filename

1308122