Title :
Automatized robotic system for isometric muscle strength measurement in humans. General description
Author :
Ezkerra, José Manuel ; Mora, Jesús S. ; Moreno, José Antonio
Author_Institution :
Ikerlan, Technol. Res. Center, Mondragon, Spain
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
We have built a computerized and automatized electromechanic System for objective isometric muscle strength measurement in any muscle group in humans. The system consists of a motorized chair; a cartesian robot, with three servocontrolled movements, handling in its end a gyratory head with a load cell that measures the strength forces; and hardware and software, based on a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a microcomputer, that control all mobile components and acquire and manage all data. The system is original and unique.
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; medical robotics; muscle; automatized robotic system; cartesian robot; computerized electromechanic system; human muscle strength; isometric muscle strength measurement; motorized chair; programmable logic controller; servocontrolled movement; Acceleration; Continuous wavelet transforms; Detectors; Laboratories; Muscles; Robots;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761865
