INTELLIGENT ROBOTISED PHYSIOTHERAPY TESTED ON AN 8-DOF MECHATRONIC ARM

Abstract The successful rehabilitation of people with upper limb neuro-motor impairment depends largely on the appropriate selection and validation of a set of exercises. In this paper a knowledge-based system (KBS) for selecting a set of exercises to suit a particular patient status is proposed. Also a model of a mechatronic limb that simulates the human arm spastic characteristics will be developed. The selected set of exercises will initially be performed on the dummy arm by two industrial robots.

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