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A feasibility study on a robotic exercise system for mdof physical rehabilitation therapy

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This paper presents a robot system developed for medical purpose. A 6-degree-of-freedom robot was introduced for physical exercise and rehabilitation. This system was proposed for stroke patients or patients who cannot use one of their arms or legs. The robot system exercises the hemiplegic part based on the motion of normal part of a patient. Kinematic studies on the human body and robot were applied to develop the robotic rehabilitation exercise system. A clamp which acts as an end effector of the robot to hold a patient was designed and applied to the robot to guarantee the safety of patients. The proposed robotic rehabilitation system was verified by simulations and experiments on arm (elbow and shoulder) motion. Patients are expected to be able to exercise various motions by themselves with the proposed robotic rehabilitation system.

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Abbreviations

h R n.p :

3X3 rotation matrix of the normal part frame with respect to the human frame

h P n.p :

3X 1 position vector of the origin of normal part frame in the human frame

h X ap :

4X4 matrix containing orientation and position of abnormal part in human body

h X n.p :

4X4 matrix containing orientation and position of normal part in human body

c T h :

4X4 transform matrix from the human frame into the chair frame

r R c :

4X4 transform matrix from the chair frame into the robot frame

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Sim, H.J., Won, J.Y. & Han, C.S. A feasibility study on a robotic exercise system for mdof physical rehabilitation therapy. KSME International Journal 18, 1949–1960 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990437

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