Passive-type rehabilitation systems for upper limbs with MR fluid brake and its training software

Author

Haraguchi, Masanobu ; Furusho, Junji

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Fukui Univ. of Technol., Fukui, Japan

fYear

2013

fDate

3-7 July 2013

Firstpage

4617

Lastpage

4620

Abstract

It is important to construct rehabilitation system for elderly people, people who have suffered strokes, and so on. In recent years, the need for rehabilitation support systems is increasing that using force display devices. When using force display systems, it is most important to ensure safety mechanically in order to prevent operators from hurting. Conventional force display systems are active-type devices with actuators but these devices may become dangerous when going out of control. On the other hand, passive-type force display devices with only passive elements are thought to be an effective method for assuring inherent safety. In this paper, we evaluate force display ability about a 2-D passive-type force display device with fast-response MR (Magneto-Rheological) fluid brakes to apply this device to rehabilitation training.

Keywords

actuators; biomedical equipment; computer based training; geriatrics; magnetorheology; medical computing; medical disorders; patient rehabilitation; 2D passive-type force display device; active-type devices; actuators; conventional force display systems; elderly people; force display ability; magnetorheological fluid brakes; passive-type rehabilitation systems; rehabilitation support systems; rehabilitation training; strokes; training software; upper limbs; Force; Software; Torque; Training; Vibrations; Viscosity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Osaka

ISSN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610576

Filename

6610576