Exoskeleton robots for upper-limb rehabilitation: State of the art and future prospects

Lo, Ho Shing; Xie, Shane

doi:10.1016/j.medengphy.2011.10.004

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“…Exoskeleton training could be flexible, not limited to time and location, which could reduce scheduling conflicts and provide for more frequent training. The cost associated with these problems could be reduced (Lo & Xie, 2012).…”

Section: Personal Costmentioning

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Current Work in the Human-Machine Interface for Ergonomic Intervention with Exoskeletons

Schnieders

Stone

2017

International Journal of Robotics Applications and Technologies

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This literature review of exoskeleton design provides a brief history of exoskeleton development, discusses current research of exoskeletons with respect to the innate human-machine interface, and the incorporation of exoskeletons for ergonomic intervention, and offers a review of needed future work. Development of assistive exoskeletons began in the 1960's but older designs lacked design for human factors and ergonomics and had low power energy density and power to weight ratios. Advancements in technology have spurred a broad spectrum of research aimed at enhancing human performance and assisting in rehabilitation. The review underwent a holistic and extensive search and provides a reflective snapshot of the state of the art in exoskeleton design as it pertains to the incorporation of exoskeletons for ergonomic intervention. Some of the remaining challenges include improving the energy density of exoskeleton power supplies, improving the power to weight ratio of actuation devices, improving the mechanical human-machine interface, and dealing with variability between users. Disciplines Industrial Engineering | Systems Engineering CommentsThis article is published as Schnieders, Thomas Michael, and Richard T. ABSTRACTThis literature review of exoskeleton design provides a brief history of exoskeleton development, discusses current research of exoskeletons with respect to the innate human-machine interface, and the incorporation of exoskeletons for ergonomic intervention, and offers a review of needed future work. Development of assistive exoskeletons began in the 1960's but older designs lacked design for human factors and ergonomics and had low power energy density and power to weight ratios. Advancements in technology have spurred a broad spectrum of research aimed at enhancing human performance and assisting in rehabilitation. The review underwent a holistic and extensive search and provides a reflective snapshot of the state of the art in exoskeleton design as it pertains to the incorporation of exoskeletons for ergonomic intervention. Some of the remaining challenges include improving the energy density of exoskeleton power supplies, improving the power to weight ratio of actuation devices, improving the mechanical human-machine interface, and dealing with variability between users.

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Section: Personal Costmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Games are integrated into some exoskeleton training activities. Training processes are designed as games in order to provide patients with an entertaining experience, which can increase their motivation to complete therapy (Housman et al, 2007;Lo & Xie, 2012).…”

Section: Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Work in the Human-Machine Interface for Ergonomic Intervention with Exoskeletons

Schnieders

Stone

2017

International Journal of Robotics Applications and Technologies

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“…In these devices, mechanical joints of the orthosis correspond to the human joints of the limbs, sustaining them in the movement. 6 Exoskeleton machines are widely explored in the fields of human motion recovery, [7][8][9][10][11][12] assistive automation, [13][14][15][16][17][18] human power amplification, 19 deficiency appraisal, 1 resistance trainings, 20 and haptic collaboration in tele-operated and simulated settings. 16,21 Their increasing importance was driven by their potential in improving the quality of life for the individuals who need external assistance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

ERRSE: Elbow Robotic Rehabilitation System with an EMG-Based Force Control

Tiboni

Legnani

Lancini

et al. 2017

Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics

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Physical rehabilitation based on robotic systems has the potential to cover the patient's need of improvement of upper extremity functionalities. In this article, the state of the art of resistant and assistive upper limb exoskeleton robots and their control are thoroughly investigated. Afterward, a single-degree-of-freedom exoskeleton matching the elbowforearm has been advanced to grant a valid rehabilitation therapy for persons with physical disability of upper limb motion. The authors have focused on the control system based on the use of electromyography signals as an input to drive the joint movement and manage the robotics arm. The correlation analysis between surface electromyography signal and the force exerted by the subject was studied in objects' grasping tests with the purpose of validating the methodology. The authors developed an innovative surface electromyography force-based active control that adjusts the force exerted by the device during rehabilitation. The control was validated by an experimental campaign on healthy subjects simulating disease on an arm, with positive results that confirm the proposed solution and that open the way to future researches.

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“…The active exoskeletons usually have rigid mechanical joints driven by electric motors. A detailed review of the state-of-theart exoskeleton robots for the upper limb is available (Lo and Xie, 2012).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modeling and Design of a Spring-loaded, Cable-driven, Wearable Exoskeleton for the Upper Extremity

Zhou¹,

Bai²,

Andersen³

et al. 2015

MIC

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An approach to the design of wearable exoskeletons on the basis of simulation of the exoskeleton and a human body model is proposed in this paper. The new approach, addressing the problem of physical human-exoskeleton interactions, models and simulates the mechanics of both the exoskeleton and the human body, which allows designers to effectively analyze and evaluate an exoskeleton design for their function in concert with the human body. A simulation platform is developed by integrating a biomechanical model of the human body and the exoskeleton. With the proposed approach, an exoskeleton is designed for assisting patients with neuromuscular injuries. Results of the analysis and optimization are included.

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Exoskeleton robots for upper-limb rehabilitation: State of the art and future prospects

Cited by 472 publications

References 39 publications

Current Work in the Human-Machine Interface for Ergonomic Intervention with Exoskeletons

Current Work in the Human-Machine Interface for Ergonomic Intervention with Exoskeletons

ERRSE: Elbow Robotic Rehabilitation System with an EMG-Based Force Control

Modeling and Design of a Spring-loaded, Cable-driven, Wearable Exoskeleton for the Upper Extremity

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