Publication detail
Active Elbow Orthosis
RIPEL, T. KREJSA, J. HRBÁČEK, J. ČIŽMÁŘ, I.
English title
Active Elbow Orthosis
Type
WoS Article
Language
en
Original abstract
This paper presents a novel approach to the design of a motorized rehabilitation device – active elbow orthosis (AEO) – inspired by the principles of robotic exoskeletons. The device is currently designed for the elbow joint, but can be easily modified for other joints as well. AEO determines the motion activity of the patient using a strain gauge and utilizes this measurement to control the actuator that drives the forearm part of the orthosis. Patient activity level is related to a free arm measurement obtained via a calibration procedure prior to the exercise. A high-level control module offers several types of exercises mimicking the physiotherapist. The device was successfully verified by tests on a number of patients, resulting in extended range of elbow-joint motion.
Keywords in English
Rehabilitation Robotics, Active Orthosis, Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Released
2014-09-08
Publisher
InTech Europe
Location
Rijeka, Croatia
ISSN
1729-8806
Journal
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Volume
11
Number
9
Pages from–to
1–10
Pages count
10
BIBTEX
@article{BUT109588,
author="Tomáš {Ripel} and Jiří {Krejsa} and Jan {Hrbáček} and Igor {Čižmář}",
title="Active Elbow Orthosis",
journal="International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems",
year="2014",
volume="11",
number="9",
pages="1--10",
doi="10.5772/58874",
issn="1729-8806",
url="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.5772/58874"
}