DocumentCode :
2946120
Title :
Assessment of the assistive performance of an ankle exerciser using electromyographic signals
Author :
Saglia, J.A. ; Tsagarakis, N.G. ; Dai, J.S. ; Caldwell, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Ist. Italiano di Tecnol., Genova, Italy
fYear :
2010
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Firstpage :
5854
Lastpage :
5858
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of an admittance-based assistive controller and preliminary experimental results for a high performance parallel robot used for ankle rehabilitation. The goal of this work was to design a suitable control algorithm for diagnosis, training and rehabilitation of the ankle in presence of musculoskeletal injuries. An admittance control technique is used to perform patient-active exercises with and without motion assistance. Electromyographic (EMG) signals are used to evaluate patient´s effort during training/exercising. The results indicate the great potential of the rehabilitation device as a tool to fasten and improve the ankle therapies outcome.
Keywords :
biomechanics; electric admittance; electromyography; medical robotics; medical signal processing; patient diagnosis; patient rehabilitation; EMG; admittance-based assistive controller; ankle exerciser; ankle rehabilitation; assistive performance; diagnosis; electromyographic signals; high performance parallel robot; motion assistance; musculoskeletal injuries; training; Admittance; Damping; Electromyography; Foot; Humans; Robots; Torque; Ankle Joint; Computer Simulation; Electromyography; Exercise Therapy; Foot; Humans; Male; Man-Machine Systems; Robotics; Self-Help Devices;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
ISSN :
1557-170X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627514
Filename :
5627514
Link To Document :
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