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http://dx.doi.org/10.7735/ksmte.2013.22.3.509

A Study on the Rehabilitation Equipment for Knee Joint  

Lee, Gui-Hyung (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kim, Yong-Jin (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Park, Seok-Hyun (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Hyo-Sung (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Cho, Hyun-A (Department of Mechanical System Design Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers / v.22, no.3_1spc, 2013 , pp. 509-517 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents upgraded equipment to assist a patient in rehabilitating of their knee-joint by themselves. A new automatic mechanism is suggested and developed in order to add functions for enforcing the leg muscles, which were absent in previous rehabilitation machines. Using the Pro-engineer software, we analyze the displacements and speeds of several moving points of the equipment during various planned exercises. In addition, an appropriate control panel for operation is developed. Three motors andthree motor drivers are used in a tilting part for the ankle joint, sliding guide part for the knee joint, and up-down moving part for the whole leg. Finally, various newly upgraded motions can be generated by controlling the three motors simultaneously. we show that by using this equipment, we can adjust the proper length of the equipment according to the user's height and the intensity of the rehabilitation exercise.
Keywords
Rehabilitation equipment; Knee-joint; Simultaneous-motions; Adjusting strength;
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