Faculty Advisor
Clancy, Edward A.
Faculty Advisor
Fischer, Gregory S.
Faculty Advisor
Onal, Cagdas Denizel
Abstract
Traditional physical therapy for upper-limb post- stroke hemiparetic patients often fails to reach the maximum potential for recovery and is unable to provide a complete, quantitative assessment of a patient’s progress. Through the use of robotics the team aimed to create a device free of these faults which would provide a holistic physical therapy solution. The sleeve achieves exomuscular actuation through Bowden cables linked to DC motors housed remotely and is able to flex and extend the fingers and elbow and control pronation and supination of the wrist. Through a sensor array located throughout, a feedback system is able to collect quantitative data on joint angles, fingertip forces, and control all degrees of freedom utilizing this data and several on-board processors.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
April 2014
Major
Interdisciplinary
Major
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Major
Robotics Engineering
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Advisor Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Advisor Department
Mechanical Engineering