Abstract
The number of mechanical degrees of freedom (DoFs) within rehabilitation robots directly influences the scope of the movements that a subject can perform when training walking. Currently, gait rehabilitation robots have a limited number of mechanical DoFs, as a consequence this limits the movements these robots can make possible. In this paper, the novel gait rehabilitation system CORBYS is presented which consists of the mobile platform and a powered orthosis which is attached to the platform. The CORBYS powered orthosis has 16 DoFs enabling more physiological movements, making it a state-of-the-art gait rehabilitation robotic system. With the sufficient number of DoFs to enable natural-like walking, the CORBYS robotic system enables the integration of the 'learning gait by therapist demonstration' paradigm. This paper presents the fully integrated functional CORBYS gait rehabilitation system, with the focus on the implementation aspects which enable generation of the reference gait trajectory through learning by therapist demonstration, and the use of the generated trajectory in the robotic therapy session. The results of the initial evaluation of the robotic system obtained in tests with a selected patient are given in the paper.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
Pages | 5605-5610 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 2015-December |
ISBN (Print) | 9781479999941 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 2015 |
Event | IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2015 - Hamburg, Germany Duration: 28 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015 |
Conference
Conference | IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2015 |
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Country/Territory | Germany |
City | Hamburg |
Period | 28/09/15 → 2/10/15 |