DocumentCode
2837460
Title
The Rutgers Arm II rehabilitation system
Author
Burdea, Grigore C. ; Fensterheim, Devin ; Cioi, Daniel ; Arezki, Amine
Author_Institution
CAIP Center, Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ
fYear
2008
fDate
25-27 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
76
Lastpage
76
Abstract
The Rutgers Arm II trains primarily shoulder motor control, arm dynamic response, endurance and cognitive anticipatory strategies in virtual environments. It improves on our earlier Rutgers Arm by replacing magnetic tracking with a visual tracking and by the use of a training table that tilts. Pilot trials with a single subject showed clear dependency on table tilt angle. Further trials are ongoing.
Keywords
biomechanics; manipulators; medical computing; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; robot vision; virtual reality; Rutgers Arm II; arm dynamic response; cognitive anticipatory strategies; endurance strategies; rehabilitation system; shoulder motor control; training table; virtual environments; visual tracking; Cameras; Helium; Java; Light emitting diodes; Magnetic separation; Motor drives; Prototypes; Shoulder; Tracking; Virtual environment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Rehabilitation, 2008
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2700-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2701-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICVR.2008.4625139
Filename
4625139
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