<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>To establish an exercise in open muscular chain rehabilitation (OMC), it is necessary to choose the type of kinematic chain of the mechanical / biomechanical system that constitutes the lower limbs in interaction with the robotic device. Indeed, it’s accepted in biomechanics that a rehabilitation exercise in OMC of the lower limb is performed with a fixed hip and a free foot. Based on these findings, a kinematic structure of a new machine, named Reeduc-Knee, is proposed, and a mechanical design is carried out. The contribution of this work is not limited to the mechanical design of the Reeduc-Knee system. Indeed, to define the minimum parameterizing defining the configuration of the device relative to an absolute reference, a geometric and kinematic study is presented.</p></abstract>

To establish an exercise in open muscular chain rehabilitation (OMC), it is necessary to choose the type of kinematic chain of the mechanical / biomechanical system that constitutes the lower limbs in interaction with the robotic device. Indeed, it’s accepted in biomechanics that a rehabilitation exercise in OMC of the lower limb is performed with a fixed hip and a free foot. Based on these findings, a kinematic structure of a new machine, named Reeduc-Knee, is proposed, and a mechanical design is carried out. The contribution of this work is not limited to the mechanical design of the Reeduc-Knee system. Indeed, to define the minimum parameterizing defining the configuration of the device relative to an absolute reference, a geometric and kinematic study is presented.

Design of a Human Knee Reeducation Mechanism

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

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To establish an exercise in open muscular chain rehabilitation (OMC), it is necessary to choose the type of kinematic chain of the mechanical / biomechanical...

Design of a Human Knee Reeducation Mechanism

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 42 - 53

Reçu: 21 janv. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2019-0004

Mots clés
Rehabilitation robots, lower limbs, open muscle chain, kinematic chain, model geometric and kinematic

© 2019 Allaoua Brahmia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Design of a Human Knee Reeducation Mechanism

Publié en ligne: 31 déc. 2019

Pages: 42 - 53

Reçu: 21 janv. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auseme-2019-0004

Mots clésRehabilitation robots, lower limbs, open muscle chain, kinematic chain, model geometric and kinematic

© 2019 Allaoua Brahmia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Rehabilitation robots, lower limbs, open muscle chain, kinematic chain, model geometric and kinematic