TY - Generic T1 - Design and characterization of a haptic paddle for dynamics education T2 - Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2014 IEEE Y1 - 2014 A1 - Rose, Chad G. A1 - French, James A. A1 - O'Malley, Marcia K. JF - Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS), 2014 IEEE ER - TY - Generic T1 - SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION OF MAHI EXO-II: A ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON FOR UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION T2 - ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Conference (DSCC) Y1 - 2014 A1 - French, James A. A1 - Rose, Chad G. A1 - O'Malley, Marcia K. AB -
This paper presents the performance characterization of the MAHI Exo-II, an upper extremity exoskeleton for stroke and
spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, as a means to validate its clinical implementation and to provide depth to the literature on the performance characteristics of upper extremity exoskeletons. Individuals with disabilities arising from stroke and SCI need rehabilitation of the elbow, forearm, and wrist to restore the ability to independently perform activities of daily living (ADL). Robotic rehabilitation has been proposed to address the need for high intensity, long duration therapy and has shown promising results for upper limb proximal joints. However, upper limb distal joints have historically not benefitted from the same focus. The MAHI Exo-II, designed to address this shortcoming, has undergone a static and dynamic performance characterization, which shows that it exhibits the requisite qualities for a rehabilitation robot and is comparable to other state-of-the-art designs.
JF - ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Conference (DSCC) PB - ASME CY - San Antonio, TX ER -