An EMG-driven exoskeleton hand robotic training device on chronic stroke subjects: Task training system for stroke rehabilitation

An exoskeleton hand robotic training device is specially designed for persons after stroke to provide training on their impaired hand by using an exoskeleton robotic hand which is actively driven by their own muscle signals. It detects the stroke person's intention using his/her surface electro...

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Published in2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics Vol. 2011; pp. 1 - 5
Main Authors Ho, N. S. K., Tong, K. Y., Hu, X. L., Fung, K. L., Wei, X. J., Rong, W., Susanto, E. A.
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2011
Subjects
Adult
Electromyography
Electromyography - methods
exoskeleton
Exoskeletons
Female
Fingers
hand
Hand - physiopathology
Humans
Joints
Male
Middle Aged
Muscles
rehabilitation
robot
Robotics - instrumentation
Robotics - methods
Robots
stroke
Stroke Rehabilitation
Training
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Summary:An exoskeleton hand robotic training device is specially designed for persons after stroke to provide training on their impaired hand by using an exoskeleton robotic hand which is actively driven by their own muscle signals. It detects the stroke person's intention using his/her surface electromyography (EMG) signals from the hemiplegic side and assists in hand opening or hand closing functional tasks. The robotic system is made up of an embedded controller and a robotic hand module which can be adjusted to fit for different finger length. Eight chronic stroke subjects had been recruited to evaluate the effects of this device. The preliminary results showed significant improvement in hand functions (ARAT) and upper limb functions (FMA) after 20 sessions of robot-assisted hand functions task training. With the use of this light and portable robotic device, stroke patients can now practice more easily for the opening and closing of their hands at their own will, and handle functional daily living tasks at ease. A video is included together with this paper to give a demonstration of the hand robotic system on chronic stroke subjects and it will be presented in the conference.
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ISBN:1424498635
9781424498635
ISSN:1945-7898
1945-7901
1945-7901
DOI:10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975340