TY - GEN
T1 - A 6-DOF rehabilitation support system for upper limbs including wrists "robotherapist" with physical therapy
AU - Furusho, Junji
AU - Kikuchi, Takehito
AU - Oda, Kunihiko
AU - Ohyama, Yuuki
AU - Morita, Tomoko
AU - Shichi, Naoto
AU - Jin, Ying
AU - Inoue, Akio
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Rehabilitation for upper limbs is important for aged people, stroked patients and so on. In recent years, the needs for rehabilitation support systems are increasing, which use robot technology and virtual reality technology. Applying these technologies make efficient rehabilitation possible. But there is no rehabilitation support system that has 6-DOF for upper limbs including wrists besides application software of physical therapy. We developed a 6-DOF-rehabilitation support system for upper limbs including wrists, named "Robotherapist". Furthermore we develop new application software for clinical training and evaluation on the basis of physical therapy. Therefore Robotherapist make more effective rehabilitation possible. This paper presents the mechanism of Robotherapist and its software on physical therapy.
AB - Rehabilitation for upper limbs is important for aged people, stroked patients and so on. In recent years, the needs for rehabilitation support systems are increasing, which use robot technology and virtual reality technology. Applying these technologies make efficient rehabilitation possible. But there is no rehabilitation support system that has 6-DOF for upper limbs including wrists besides application software of physical therapy. We developed a 6-DOF-rehabilitation support system for upper limbs including wrists, named "Robotherapist". Furthermore we develop new application software for clinical training and evaluation on the basis of physical therapy. Therefore Robotherapist make more effective rehabilitation possible. This paper presents the mechanism of Robotherapist and its software on physical therapy.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=48349110567&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428442
DO - 10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428442
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48349110567
SN - 1424413206
SN - 9781424413201
T3 - 2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07
SP - 304
EP - 309
BT - 2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07
T2 - 2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07
Y2 - 12 June 2007 through 15 June 2007
ER -