Human arm weight compensation in rehabilitation robotics: efficacy of three distinct methods

• Published in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 13 - 17
• Main Authors: Just, Fabian, Özen, Özhan, Tortora, Stefano, Klamroth-Marganska, Verena, Riener, Robert, Rauter, Georg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.02.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Algorithms; Anthropometry; Arm; Arm weight compensation; Calibration; Care and treatment; Compensation; Cost analysis; Dependence; Electromyography; EMG; Equilibrium methods; Exoskeleton; Exoskeletons; Feasibility; Methods; Muscles; Neurorehabilitation; Parameter estimation; Physiological aspects; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation robotics; Rehabilitation robots; Robot dynamics; Robotics; Robotics industry; Robots; Sensitivity analysis; Sensors; Stroke; Stroke patients; Technology; Technology application; Technology assessment; Three dimensional models; Three dimensional motion; Time; Weight reduction; Workspace assessment; Switzerland; Rehabilitation robotics; Stroke; Arm weight compensation; Workspace assessment; EMG

Arm weight compensation with rehabilitation robots for stroke patients has been successfully used to increase the active range of motion and reduce the effects of pathological muscle synergies. However, the differences in structure, performance, and control algorithms among the existing robotic plat...