Biomimetic orthosis for the neurorehabilitation of the elbow and shoulder (BONES)

  • J. Klein*
  • , S. J. Spencer
  • , J. Allington
  • , K. Minakata
  • , E. T. Wolbrecht
  • , R. Smith
  • , J. E. Bobrow
  • , D. J. Reinkensmeyer
  • *Autor correspondiente de este trabajo

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Resumen

This paper presents a novel design for a 4 degree of freedom pneumatically-actuated upper-limb rehabilitation device. BONES is based on a parallel mechanism that actuates the upper arm by means of two passive, sliding rods pivoting with respect to a fixed structural frame. Four, mechanicallygrounded pneumatic actuators are placed behind the main structural frame to control shoulder motion via the sliding rods, and a fifth cylinder is located on the structure to control elbow flexion/extension. The device accommodates a wide range of motion of the human arm, while also achieving low inertia and direct-drive force generation capability at the shoulder. A key accomplishment of this design is the ability to generate arm internal/external rotation without any circular bearing element such as a ring, a design feature inspired by the biomechanics of the human forearm. The paper describes the rationale for this device and its main design aspects including its kinematics, range of motion, and force generation capability.

Idioma originalInglés
Título de la publicación alojadaProceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008
Páginas535-541
Número de páginas7
DOI
EstadoPublicada - 2008
Publicado de forma externa
Evento2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008 - Scottsdale, AZ, Estados Unidos
Duración: 19 oct 200822 oct 2008

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NombreProceedings of the 2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008

Conferencia

Conferencia2nd Biennial IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2008
País/TerritorioEstados Unidos
CiudadScottsdale, AZ
Período19/10/0822/10/08

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