Journal
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 60, Issue 12, Pages 3314-3321Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2013.2267741
Keywords
Extended physiological proprioception (EPP) feedback; exoskeleton robot; multisource information fusion; personalized rehabilitation; real-time evaluation
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program of China [2011CB013203]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61075101]
- Science and Technology Intercrossing Research Foundation, Shanghai Jiao Tong University [LG2011ZD106]
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Although exoskeletons have received enormous attention and have been widely used in gait training and walking assistance in recent years, few reports addressed their application during early poststroke rehabilitation. This paper presents a healthcare technology for active and progressive early rehabilitation using multisource information fusion from surface electromyography and force-position extended physiological proprioception. The active-compliance control based on interaction force between patient and exoskeleton is applied to accelerate the recovery of the neuromuscular function, whereby progressive treatment through timely evaluation contributes to an effective and appropriate physical rehabilitation. Moreover, a clinic-oriented rehabilitation system, wherein a lower extremity exoskeleton with active compliance is mounted on a standing bed, is designed to ensure comfortable and secure rehabilitation according to the structure and control requirements. Preliminary experiments and clinical trial demonstrate valuable information on the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of the progressive exoskeleton-assisted training.
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