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COBEM 2017
24th ABCM International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Development of the mechanical structure of an active monoarticular orthosis for lower limb
Submission Author:
Eduardo Caetano , ES
Co-Authors:
Eduardo Caetano, Douglas Ruy S S Araujo, Lorenna Lucia Bastos Bandeira, Antônio Carlos Barbosa Zancanella
Presenter: Lorenna Lucia Bastos Bandeira
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2017.COB17-1975
Abstract
In recent years, the number of people requiring motor rehabilitation treatment in the lower limbs has increased. Due to the high number of patients and the long time the treatment demands, the use of robotic devices can increase the efficiency of rehabilitation treatments. In this context, we highlight the use of robotic orthoses. This work presents the development of the prototype of an active monoarticular lower limb orthosis, dedicated to perform the extension and flexion movement of the human knee. The mechanical structure of the device was developed by applying the concepts of the strength of materials for the selection of material and definition of the dimensions of the device. The device was mounted and fixed on a workbench, presenting low weight and compact dimensions, and enables the development of research in robotic rehabilitation techniques of the movement of extension and flexion of the human knee.
Keywords
Rehabilitation Robotics, orthosis, Manufacturing, assistive technology
