Customizable Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton System

Customizable Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton System

Disabled people require assistance with the motion of their lower limbs to improve rehabilitation. Exoskeletons used for lower limb rehabilitation are highly priced and are not affordable to the lowerincome sector of the population. This paper describes an exoskeleton lower limb system that was desi...

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Main Author: Riaan Stopforth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5772/53087
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spelling doaj-5012f10f091248cc937704512b9ca8212020-11-25T03:02:54ZengSAGE PublishingInternational Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems1729-88142012-10-01910.5772/5308710.5772_53087Customizable Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton SystemRiaan Stopforth0 Mechatronics and Robotics Research Group (MRG) Bio-Engineering Unit, University of KwaZulu-NatalDisabled people require assistance with the motion of their lower limbs to improve rehabilitation. Exoskeletons used for lower limb rehabilitation are highly priced and are not affordable to the lowerincome sector of the population. This paper describes an exoskeleton lower limb system that was designed keeping in mind that the cost must be as low as possible. The forward kinematic system that is used must be a simplified model to decrease computational time, yet allow the exoskeleton to be adjustable according to the patient's leg dimensions.https://doi.org/10.5772/53087
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title Customizable Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton System
title_short Customizable Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton System
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series International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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publishDate 2012-10-01
description Disabled people require assistance with the motion of their lower limbs to improve rehabilitation. Exoskeletons used for lower limb rehabilitation are highly priced and are not affordable to the lowerincome sector of the population. This paper describes an exoskeleton lower limb system that was designed keeping in mind that the cost must be as low as possible. The forward kinematic system that is used must be a simplified model to decrease computational time, yet allow the exoskeleton to be adjustable according to the patient's leg dimensions.
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