Title :
LINarm: a low-cost variable stiffness device for upper-limb rehabilitation
Author :
Malosio, Matteo ; Caimmi, Marco ; Legnani, Giovanni ; Tosatti, Lorenzo Molinari
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Ind. Technol. & Autom., Milan, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents LINarm, a device for at-home robotic upper-limb neurorehabilitation. Exploiting peculiar aspects of variable-stiffness actuators, it features functionalities widely addressed by devices specifically designed for assisted rehabilitation as controlled motion, force feedback and safety, together with the low-cost requirement for a widespread installation at patients´ home.
Keywords :
actuators; elasticity; force feedback; manipulators; medical robotics; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; LINarm; assisted rehabilitation; at-home robotic upper-limb neurorehabilitation; controlled motion; feature functionalities; force feedback; low-cost requirement; low-cost variable-stiffness actuators; patient home; safety; Actuators; Coils; End effectors; Force; Sea measurements; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2014), 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2014.6943066
