Title :
A robotic arm `smart exercise system´: a rehabilitation therapy modality
Author :
Kristy, K.A. ; Wu, S.J. ; Erlandson, R.F. ; deBear, P. ; Geer, D. ; Dijkers, M.
Author_Institution :
Metropolitan Center for High Technol., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
A smart exercise system consisting of a robotic arm controlled by an IBM-compatible computer, software designed to provide exercise routines and data collection, and a data acquisition board are discussed. This system provides occupational therapists with a therapeutic modality which will allow patients to perform some therapeutic activities on their own. The information presented summarizes the results of a proof-of-concept phase of the project. The research is focused primarily on the use of the system with cerebral vascular accident (CVA) patients. The system is designed to provide exercise routines, collect patient performance data, and generate quantitative performance reports
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; computerised instrumentation; patient treatment; robots; IBM-compatible computer; cerebral vascular accident patients; data acquisition board; data collection; exercise routines; occupational therapists; patient performance data; quantitative performance reports; rehabilitation therapy modality; robotic arm smart exercise system; Data acquisition; Databases; Intelligent robots; Medical treatment; Orbital robotics; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot control; Robot sensing systems; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96311
