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Design of Link-type Thumb Rehabilitation Robot for Finger Patients

손가락환자를 위한 링크형 엄지손가락 재활로봇 설계

  • Kim, Hyeon Min (Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National Univ.) ;
  • Kim, Gab Soon (Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
  • 김현민 (경상대학교 제어계측공학과) ;
  • 김갑순 (경상대학교 제어계측공학과)
  • Received : 2013.01.03
  • Accepted : 2013.06.04
  • Published : 2013.07.01
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Abstract

Rehabilitation of finger patients requires that the patients exercise their hands and fingers for proper functioning to return. A thumb rehabilitation robot, equipped with a two-axis force sensor, can prevent injury to the thumb by monitoring the applied pulling force. In this paper, we describe a link-type thumb rehabilitation robot designed for patients' thumb rehabilitation exercise. Tests of the manufactured link-type thumb rehabilitation robot were performed on normal male patients. Our results show that the robot can be used for flexibility and muscle-strength rehabilitation exercises for a patient's thumb.

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