Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference (한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집)

The Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers (한국전기전자재료학회)
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A Study on the development of treadmill for the exercise of rat

래트(Rat)의 운동을 위한 트레이드밀의 개발에 관한 연구

  • Kim, Ju-Myung (Dept. of Medical Engineering, Gwangyang Health College) ;
  • Choi, Eun-Young (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Gwangyang Health College)
  • 김주명 (광양보건대학 의료공학과) ;
  • 최은영 (광양보건대학 작업치료과)
  • Published : 2001.09.21
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Abstract

This paper place the focus the development of treadmill for rat in order to verify the effectiveness of exercise therapy. Up to now, in many medical laboratories treadmill have had to be remodeled for experiments with animal. Thus, it is necessary to develop the treadmills for animals only including rats. The treadmill has a DC motor which can make 600 revolutions per minute(600 RPM) and tension of the belt of the treadmill can be adjusted to prevent shift of the belt to any side. Velocity can be selected from 10m to 30m per minute increasing by 1m. The motor is controled by pulse width modulation(PWM) control mode using a 8bit microprocessor. In the future, the roller and motor need to be combined for improvement of stability and decrease of noise.

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