• DocumentCode
    2233424
  • Title

    Development of isokinetic exercise machine using ER brake

  • Author

    Kikuchi, Takehito ; Furusho, Junji ; Oda, Kunihiko

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Mech. Syst., Osaka Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    14-19 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    214
  • Abstract
    ER fluid has rheological characteristics which can be controlled by the electric field. Using particle-type ER fluid, we developed a brake device. In this study, this ER brake was used in an isokinetic exercise system for rehabilitation training under restriction of constant rotational speed of a joint during exercise. Such a passive system using a brake is basically safe for human use.
  • Keywords
    angular velocity control; biomedical equipment; brakes; electrorheology; health care; patient rehabilitation; constant rotational speed restriction; electrorheological brake; human use; isokinetic exercise machine; particle-type electrorheological fluid; passive system; rehabilitation training; Erbium; Force measurement; Humans; Joints; Mechanical systems; Muscles; Rheology; Servomotors; Velocity control; Velocity measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7736-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1241598
  • Filename
    1241598