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ARCHIVE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 69, Issue 1, Pages 147-163Publisher
POLSKA AKAD NAUK, POLISH ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.24425/ame.2021.139803
Keywords
ankle; rehabilitation; stroke; slide mode controller; linear actuator
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This study developed an ankle rehabilitation device for post-stroke patients, which features a simple design, low cost, and easy installation. The device operates fast, exhibits high precision, and is comfortable for stroke patients to use. Further development and clinical implementation are planned.
This study developed an ankle rehabilitation device for post-stroke patients. First, the research models and dynamic equations of the device are addressed. Second, the Sliding Mode Controller for the ankle rehabilitation device is designed, and the device's response is simulated on the software MATLAB. Third, the ankle rehabilitation device is successfully manufactured from aluminum and uses linear actuators to emulate dorsiflexion and plantarflexion exercises for humans. The advantages of the device are a simple design, low cost, and mounts onto rehabilitative equipment. The device can operate fast through experiments, has a foot drive mechanism overshoot of 0 degrees, and a maximum angle error of 1 degrees. Moreover, the rehabilitation robot can operate consistently and is comfortable for stroke patients to use. Finally, we will fully develop the device and proceed to clinical implementation.
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