A Stewart Platform-Based System for Ankle Telerehabilitation Export

@article{gbb+01, abstract = {The ” Rutgers Ankle” is a Stewart platform-type haptic interface designed for use in rehabilitation. The system supplies six-DOF resistive forces in response to virtual reality-based exercises running on a host PC. The Stewart platform uses double-acting pneumatic cylinders, linear potentiometers as position sensors, and a six-DOF force sensor. The Rutgers Ankle controller contains an embedded Pentium board, pneumatic solenoid valves, valve controllers, and associated signal conditioning electronics. Communication with the host PC is over a standard RS232 line. The platform movement and output forces are transparently recorded by the host PC in a database. This database can be accessed remotely over the Internet. Thus, the Rutgers Ankle Orthopedic Rehabilitation Interface will allow patients to exercise at home while being monitored remotely by therapists. A prototype was constructed, and proof-of-concept trials were conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The results indicate that the system works well as a diagnostic tool. The subjective evaluation by patients was very positive. Further medical trials are needed before the system clinical efficacy in rehabilitation can be established.}, author = {Girone, M. and Burdea, G. C. and Bouzit, M. and Popescu, V. and Deutsch, J. E.}, citeulike-article-id = {1404745}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008938121020}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1023/A:1008938121020}, journal = {Autonomous Robots}, keywords = {ankle, lower-limbs, rehabilitation, stewart-platform}, month = {March}, number = {2}, pages = {203--212}, posted-at = {2007-06-22 14:51:33}, priority = {2}, title = {A Stewart Platform-Based System for Ankle Telerehabilitation}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008938121020}, volume = {10}, year = {2001} }

TY - JOUR ID - gbb+01 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1404745 N2 - The “Rutgers Ankle” is a Stewart platform-type haptic interface designed for use in rehabilitation. The system supplies six-DOF resistive forces in response to virtual reality-based exercises running on a host PC. The Stewart platform uses double-acting pneumatic cylinders, linear potentiometers as position sensors, and a six-DOF force sensor. The Rutgers Ankle controller contains an embedded Pentium board, pneumatic solenoid valves, valve controllers, and associated signal conditioning electronics. Communication with the host PC is over a standard RS232 line. The platform movement and output forces are transparently recorded by the host PC in a database. This database can be accessed remotely over the Internet. Thus, the Rutgers Ankle Orthopedic Rehabilitation Interface will allow patients to exercise at home while being monitored remotely by therapists. A prototype was constructed, and proof-of-concept trials were conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. The results indicate that the system works well as a diagnostic tool. The subjective evaluation by patients was very positive. Further medical trials are needed before the system clinical efficacy in rehabilitation can be established. IS - 2 JF - Autonomous Robots EP - 212 TI - A Stewart Platform-Based System for Ankle Telerehabilitation VL - 10 SP - 203 KW - ankle KW - lower-limbs KW - rehabilitation KW - stewart-platform AU - Girone, M AU - Burdea, GC AU - Bouzit, M AU - Popescu, V AU - Deutsch, JE PY - 2001/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008938121020 ER -