Title
A novel wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton using 3D-printed multi-segment mechanism
Abstract
Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton can effectively assist wrist recovery from stroke. However, current wrist rehabilitation devices have shortcomings such as heavy weight, uncertain motion trajectory, etc. This paper proposes a wrist rehabilitation robot driven by 3D-printed multi-segment mechanism to realize wrist rehabilitation in three degrees of freedom. We conducted three tests including bearing force, rehabilitation trajectory, range of motion tests. The results prove this exoskeleton can provide enough force and torque, and it can achieve larger range of motion within the same motor displacement, that makes it more compact and lighter in hardware and less expensive in cost. Moreover, its motion trajectory can be controlled and stable, that makes it more applicable for real application in human rehabilitation. Clinical Relevance- Stroke is the leading cause of hemiplegia, and this symptom usually degrades patients' living standard and flexibility. This device can offer patients stable wrist rehabilitation training in three degrees of freedom with compact and lightweight characteristics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630996
2021 43RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC)
DocType
Volume
ISSN
Conference
2021
1557-170X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shiqi Yang101.01
Min Li21917.53
Jiale Wang3153.52
Tianci Wang400.34
Ziting Liang500.34
Bo He611.38
Jun Xie786.15
Guanghua Xu83823.44