TY - GEN
T1 - Development and Control of Hand Exoskeleton System Using Intended Movement
AU - Mohamaddan, Shahrol
AU - Khamis, Herman
AU - Jamali, Annisa
AU - Awang, Saidatul Ardeenawatie
AU - Zakaria, Noor Ayuni Che
AU - Hanafusa, Akihiko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 ECBIOS 2021. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Hand motor impairment is a common disability among stroke survivors that severely affect their ability in activities of daily livings (ADLs), reducing independence and quality of life. Throughout the rehabilitation process, stroke patients able to regain partially or fully the hand motor function. However, the conventional rehabilitation process is limited by the insufficient number of therapists, labor-intensiveness, and low compliance. The objective of this study was to support the rehabilitation process and ADLs through the development of the Flexible Linkage Hand Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot (FLEXOR), a five fingers 3D printed prototype actuated by linear actuators. FLEXOR was controlled using intended movement to support the independent exercises and to assist the ADLs movement. An Arduino-based control system driven by electromyography (EMG) signal was developed for FLEXOR. The new control system protected the hand against over-flexing and excessive application of force. The control system was programmed into three different operating modes which enable FLEXOR to provide passive exercises to the fingers, assist fingers in ADLs movement with minimal efforts, and provide active exercises while assisting fingers in ADLs.
AB - Hand motor impairment is a common disability among stroke survivors that severely affect their ability in activities of daily livings (ADLs), reducing independence and quality of life. Throughout the rehabilitation process, stroke patients able to regain partially or fully the hand motor function. However, the conventional rehabilitation process is limited by the insufficient number of therapists, labor-intensiveness, and low compliance. The objective of this study was to support the rehabilitation process and ADLs through the development of the Flexible Linkage Hand Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot (FLEXOR), a five fingers 3D printed prototype actuated by linear actuators. FLEXOR was controlled using intended movement to support the independent exercises and to assist the ADLs movement. An Arduino-based control system driven by electromyography (EMG) signal was developed for FLEXOR. The new control system protected the hand against over-flexing and excessive application of force. The control system was programmed into three different operating modes which enable FLEXOR to provide passive exercises to the fingers, assist fingers in ADLs movement with minimal efforts, and provide active exercises while assisting fingers in ADLs.
KW - Arduino
KW - Control system
KW - Electromyography
KW - Hand exoskeleton
KW - Rehabilitation
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U2 - 10.1109/ECBIOS51820.2021.9510702
DO - 10.1109/ECBIOS51820.2021.9510702
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85124875555
T3 - 3rd IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability, ECBIOS 2021
SP - 9
EP - 12
BT - 3rd IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability, ECBIOS 2021
A2 - Meen, Teen-Hang
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 3rd IEEE Eurasia Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Healthcare and Sustainability, ECBIOS 2021
Y2 - 28 May 2021 through 30 May 2021
ER -