Robot-assisted virtual rehabilitation (NJIT-RAVR) system for children with cerebral palsy

Author

Qiu, Qinyin ; Fluet, Gerard G. ; Saleh, Soha ; Ramirez, Diego ; Adamovich, Sergei

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., New Jersey Inst. of Technol., Newark, NJ, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

26-28 March 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

This paper will describe the NJIT-RAVR system, which combines adaptive robotics with complex VR simulations for the rehabilitation of upper extremity impairments and function in children with CP. The feasibility of this system is examined in the context of two pilot studies. The NJIT-RAVR system consists of the Haptic Master, a 6 degrees of freedom, admittance controlled robot and a suite of rehabilitation simulations that we have developed. The system provides adaptive algorithms for the Haptic Master, allowing impaired users to interact with rich virtual environments. All subjects trained with the NJIT-RAVR System for one hour, 3 days a week for three weeks. Both groups improved in robotically collected kinematic measures and the Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function.

Keywords

biomedical measurement; diseases; handicapped aids; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; 6 degrees of freedom; Haptic Master; Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function; adaptive algorithms; adaptive robotics; cerebral palsy; children; controlled robot; kinematic measures; rehabilitation simulations; robot-assisted virtual rehabilitation system; upper extremity impairments; virtual environments; Adaptive algorithm; Adaptive systems; Admittance; Birth disorders; Context modeling; Extremities; Haptic interfaces; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot control; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioengineering Conference, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE 36th Annual Northeast

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6879-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NEBC.2010.5458203

Filename

5458203