Title :
Development of a Mobile Arm Support (Armon): Design Evolution and Preliminary User Experience
Author :
Mastenbroek, Bianca ; De Haan, Eelke ; Van den Berg, Mieke ; Herder, Just L.
Author_Institution :
Delft Univ. of Technol., Delft
Abstract :
This paper regards three design iterations of a mobile arm support (Armon): the initial proof-of-concept version, the intermediate clinical-experimental version, and the present first-product version. This is done by comparing the mechanical architecture, features and specification on the one hand, and some user experiences with these successive devices on the other hand. Furthermore, several users report on their use of the device in activities of daily living.
Keywords :
biomechanics; handicapped aids; manipulators; medical robotics; orthotics; Armon; daily activities; mechanical architecture; mobile arm support; orthosis; robotic manipulators; Diseases; Friction; Gravity; Manipulators; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Orthotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Robots; Springs;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428563
