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Rehabilitation Robotics
Edited by Sashi S Kommu, ISBN 978-3-902613-04-2, Hard cover, 648 pages, Publisher: I-Tech Education and Publishing, Published: August 01, 2007 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license, in subject Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
DOI: 10.5772/50
The coupling of several areas of the medical field with recent advances in robotic systems has seen a paradigm shift in our approach to selected sectors of medical care, especially over the last decade. Rehabilitation medicine is one such area. The development of advanced robotic systems has ushered with it an exponential number of trials and experiments aimed at optimising restoration of quality of life to those who are physically debilitated. Despite these developments, there remains a paucity in the presentation of these advances in the form of a comprehensive tool. This book was written to present the most recent advances in rehabilitation robotics known to date from the perspective of some of the leading experts in the field and presents an interesting array of developments put into 33 comprehensive chapters. The chapters are presented in a way that the reader will get a seamless impression of the current concepts of optimal modes of both experimental and ap- plicable roles of robotic devices.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1Robotic Solutions in Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Chapter 2Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed Lower Limbs Using Functional Electrical Stimulation: Robust Closed Loop Control
- Chapter 3Risk Evaluation of Human-Care Robots
- Chapter 4Robotic Exoskeletons for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
- Chapter 5Upper Limb Rehabilitation System for Self-Supervised Therapy: Computer-Aided Daily Performance Evaluation for the Trauma and Disorder in the Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves
- Chapter 6PLEIA: A Reconfigurable Platform for Evaluation of HCI Acting
- Chapter 7Facial Automaton for Conveying Emotions as a Social Rehabilitation Tool for People with Autism
- Chapter 8Upper-Limb Robotic Rehabilitation Exoskeleton: Tremor Suppression
- Chapter 9Lower-Limb Wearable Exoskeleton
- Chapter 10Exoskeleton-Based Exercisers for the Disabilities of the Upper Arm and Hand
- Chapter 11Stair Gait Classification from Kinematic Sensors
- Chapter 12The ALLADIN Diagnostic Device: An Innovative Platform for Assessing Post-Stroke Functional Recovery
- Chapter 13Synthesis of Prosthesis Architectures and Design of Prosthetic Devices for Upper Limb Amputees
- Chapter 14An Embedded Control Platform of a Continuous Passive Motion Machine for Injured Fingers
- Chapter 15A Portable Robot for Tele-Rehabilitation: Remote Therapy and Outcome Evaluation
- Chapter 16Haptic Device System For Upper Limb Motor Impairment Patients: Developing And Handling In Healthy Subjects
- Chapter 17Cyberthosis: Rehabilitation Robotics With Controlled Electrical Muscle Stimulation
- Chapter 18Upper-Limb Exoskeletons for Physically Weak Persons
- Chapter 19Biomechanical Constraints in the Design of Robotic Systems for Tremor Suppression
- Chapter 20Robotics and Virtual Reality Applications in Mobility Rehabilitation
- Chapter 21Designing Safety-Critical Rehabilitation Robots
- Chapter 22Work Assistive Mobile Robot for the Disabled in a Real Work Environment
- Chapter 23The Evolution and Ergonomics of Robotic-Assisted Surgical Systems
- Chapter 24Design and Implementation of a Control Architecture for Rehabilitation Robotic Systems
- Chapter 25A 3-D Rehabilitation System for Upper Limbs "EMUL", and a 6-DOF Rehabilitation System "Robotherapist" and Other Rehabilitation Systems with High Safety
- Chapter 26The Rehabilitation Robots FRIEND-I & II: Daily Life Independency through Semi-Autonomous Task-Execution
- Chapter 27Functional Rehabilitation: Coordination of Artificial and Natural Controllers
- Chapter 28Passive-type Intelligent Walker Controlled Based on Caster-like Dynamics
- Chapter 29Powered Human Gait Assistance
- Chapter 30Task-oriented and Purposeful Robot-Assisted Therapy
- Chapter 31Applications of Robotics to Assessment and Physical Therapy of Upper Limbs of Stroke Patients
- Chapter 32Applications of a Fluidic Artificial Hand in the Field of Rehabilitation
- Chapter 33Bio-Inspired Interaction Control of Robotic Machines for Motor Therapy
