DocumentCode :
2745032
Title :
Performance of cable suspended robots for upper limb rehabilitation
Author :
Rosati, Giulio ; Andreolli, Mattia ; Biondi, Andrea ; Gallina, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Padua, Padova
fYear :
2007
fDate :
13-15 June 2007
Firstpage :
385
Lastpage :
392
Abstract :
This work presents a general simulation tool to evaluate the performance of a set of cable suspended rehabilitation robots. Such a simulator is based on the mechanical model of the upper limb of a patient. The tool was employed to assess the performances of two cable-driven robots, the NeReBot and the MariBot, developed at the Robotics & Mechatronics Laboratories of the Department of Innovation in Mechanics and Management (DIMEG) of University of Padua, Italy. This comparison demonstrates that the second machine, which was conceived as an evolution of the first one, yields much better results in terms of patient´s arm trajectories.
Keywords :
biomechanics; handicapped aids; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; MariBot; NeReBot; cable suspended robots; patient arm trajectory; upper limb rehabilitation; Cables; Humans; Innovation management; Medical treatment; Mobile robots; Orbital robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot sensing systems; Technological innovation; Wheelchairs;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics, 2007. ICORR 2007. IEEE 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Noordwijk
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1320-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1320-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428454
Filename :
4428454
Link To Document :
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