Open AccessA one-degree-of freedom ankle rehabilitation platform
Author(s) -
Ioan Doroftei,
Cristina Racu,
Cezar Honceriu,
Dănuţ-Constantin Irimia
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/591/1/012076
Subject(s) - ankle , rehabilitation , kinematics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , biomechanics , degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) , human–computer interaction , simulation , physical therapy , medicine , surgery , physics , physiology , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics
The ankle structure holds one of the most important role in the human biomechanics. Due to complexity of everyday activities this joint is the most prone to be injured part of the lower limb. For a complete recovery of the locomotor function, recovery exercises are mandatory. The existent ankle rehabilitation equipments allow only simple rehabilitation exercises, which cannot be used safely without the aid of a therapist. The introduction of robotic physical recovery systems represents a modern alternative to traditional recovery. Actuated devices are advantageous because they allow many types of exercises on same device, and also they accurate measure forces and angular motions. The purpose of this two paper is to propose a simple rehabilitation device, based on a one-degree-of-freedom mechanisms. Some structural, kinematic and designing aspects of this new ankle rehabilitation device are presented.