Graphical User Interface for Arm Strength Training Machine

摘要

The realization of interactive communication between Arm Strength Training Machine (ASTM) and the users can make the training exercise and rehabilitation therapy become more convenient and realistic. In this article, we present a user-friendly Graphical User Interface (GUI) interface for an ASTM. The complete system consists of hardware implementation and software design, including a UART communication, an ADC converter, a microcontroller, and a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive for simulating the weight stack. The GUI interface is written in C language. Furthermore, the firmware of motor drive is designed based on the MPLAB development tool. To verify the feasibility and usefulness of the proposed method, the system is tested with different settings of desired torque and speed control to demonstrate its efficiency and convenience.