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http://dx.doi.org/10.7736/KSPE.2013.30.7.709

Design of Link-type Thumb Rehabilitation Robot for Finger Patients  

Kim, Hyeon Min (Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Kim, Gab Soon (Department of Control & Instrumentation Engineering, ERI, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.30, no.7, 2013 , pp. 709-716 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Finger Rehabilitation Robot; Finger Rehabilitation; Stroke Patient; 2-axis force sensor;
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