Rehabilitation Robot Based on Three-axis Force/Torque Sensor

We describe the ankle rehabilitation robot using a three-axis force/torque sensor. The manufactured three-axis force/torque sensor which can detect two directional force Fx, Fz and one directional torque Tz, was fabricated, and it was attached to an ankle rehabilitation robot. The robot was designed and manufactured to perform a ankle bending flexibility rehabilitation exercise. The results of a characteristics test for the developed ankle rehabilitation robot showed that it was safely operated while the ankle bending flexibility rehabilitation exercise was performed. Keywords-component; ankle rehabilitation robo;, rehabilitation exercise; three-axis force/torque sensor; rated output; interference error.