2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of robotic orthosis for upper limb rehabilitation in post stroke therapy
| Project/Area Number |
22700575
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Kyushu Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
SAKAI Nobuo 九州工業大学, 大学院・工学研究院, 准教授 (60346814)
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| Research Collaborator |
MURAKAMI Teruo 九州大学, バイオメカニクス研究センター, 特命教授 (90091347)
HAYASHI Katsuki 誠愛リハビリテーション病院, リハビリテーション部, 作業療法士
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 福祉 / 介護用ロボット / リハビリテーション |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to develop the robotic trunk-scapula orthosis for reach-to-grasp tasks in post stroke rehabilitation. The trunk orthosis has 4-degrees of freedom by one pelvis inclining axis and 3 thorax motion including flexion, lateral movement and rotation. Therapists utilizes underarm support to facilitate upper arm motion. To realize therapist's technique on supporting the tendon of latissimus dorsi, a robotic hand with thumb motion was developed for grasping scapula. Analyses of reach-to-grasp motion using the robotic orthosis indicated that the trunk motion was cooperated with upper arm motion including foot support to manage the center of balance of whole body.
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Research Products
(16 results)
