Title :
Robot-assisted assessment of sensorimotor control: A case study
Author :
Méary, David ; Baud-Bovy, Gabriel ; Chieffo, Raffaella ; Leocani, Letizia ; Comola, Mauro ; Comi, Giancarlo
Author_Institution :
IIT Network Res. Nat. Inst. of Neurosci., San Raffaele Found., Italy
Abstract :
While robot-assisted rehabilitation is often found to help recovery, their use often remain limited to clinical trials. Amongst the reasons that may explain their under-use is the difficulty to bridge the gap between the score on a robot-assisted exercise and the control processes that mediate the measured performance. This paper illustrates the potential benefits of a multi-task approach for evaluating sensorimotor control processes. Results from a stroke patient are compared to those of a control group.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; medical robotics; motion control; patient rehabilitation; multitask approach; petient recovery; robot-assisted assessment; robot-assisted exercise; robot-assisted rehabilitation; sensorimotor control; stroke patient; Cognitive robotics; Feedback loop; Medical robotics; Medical treatment; Motor drives; Neuroscience; Predictive models; Process control; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot sensing systems; Clinical evaluation; Control processes; Human performance; Medical applications;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications, 2009. MeMeA 2009. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Cetraro
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3599-9
DOI :
10.1109/MEMEA.2009.5167978