The design and implementation of the passive upper limb rehabilitation robot based on magnetic powder brakes

Kun Mao*, Xueying Li, Naifu Jiang, Fancheng Meng, Ying Jin, Yaping Dai

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Abstract

Most of stroke patients suffer from upper limb hemiplegia in different degrees, while the traditional one-on-one rehabilitation treatment has many shortcomings, such as low efficiency, the rehabilitation process is vague, the effect of rehabilitation is influenced by therapist, etc. In order to overcome those shortcomings, this paper developed an upper limb rehabilitation robot based on magnetic powder brakes, which had 2 DOF (degree of freedom) and one manual adjustment DOF, so that the sicken limbs of patients can move in Quasi-3D space. Because this robot worked in passive mode ever and its rehabilitation strategies was based on PNF technology, so it was much safer and also had certain rehabilitation effect for patients.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITME 2011 - Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication2011 IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine and Education
Pages341-345
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Event2011 IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine and Education, ITME 2011 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 9 Dec 201111 Dec 2011

Publication series

NameITME 2011 - Proceedings: 2011 IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine and Education
Volume1

Conference

Conference2011 IEEE International Symposium on IT in Medicine and Education, ITME 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period9/12/1111/12/11

Keywords

  • Magnetic powder brakes
  • PNF
  • Rehabilitation
  • Upper limb

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