Training device for upper limb motor rehabilitation

摘要

Robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation techniques are advanced rapidly in recent decades. Its diverse interactive strategies allow the personalization of the treatment, through a specialist, for each patient. Thus, the use of assistive robotics provides the individual with rehabilitation and restoration of motor functions, if not totally, at least in part, which directly impacts their quality of life. One of the existing aspects in rehabilitation is game therapy, the therapy based on games and challenges, this brings greater involvement and entertainment for the patient. Through information on limb position or muscle activity of the patient, the game performs a dynamic operation based on information from the sensors. Muscle movements and activations that were previously involuntary on a daily basis in therapy become intentional for the treatment and evaluation of the patient. In this work, an auxiliary system for the treatment, recovery and strengthening of muscle and physiotherapy is developed through surface electromyography data and inertial sensors.