Title :
Development of an interactive upper extremity gestural robotic feedback system: From bench to reality
Author :
Wood, Krista A Coleman ; Lathan, Corinna E. ; Kaufman, Kenton R.
Author_Institution :
Motion Anal. Lab., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Abstract :
Development of an interactive system to treat patients with movement impairments of the upper extremity is described. Gestures and movement of patients as instructed by therapists are detected by accelerometers and feedback is provided directly to the patient via a robot.
Keywords :
accelerometers; biocontrol; biomechanics; feedback; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; medical disorders; medical robotics; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; CosmoBot; accelerometer; graphical user interface; interactive upper extremity gestural robotic feedback system; motor control; movement impairment; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; robotically assisted movement; Biofeedback, Psychology; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Female; Gestures; Humans; Male; Motion Therapy, Continuous Passive; Robotics; Therapy, Computer-Assisted; Upper Extremity; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333523
