Overview of a Robot for a Neuromuscular Training – RoboTrainer

2019 European Conference on Mobile Robots (ECMR) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 DOI:10.1109/ECMR.2019.8870955

Denis Stogl, B. Hein, M. Mende

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The shortage on caregivers in the aging western societies has motivated many research groups to develop smart assistive devices for rehabilitation and gait assistance. Such devices are designed for the use by elderly people or persons with disabilities. In our previous work we have presented a smart walker for training of persons with mild cognitive impairment to mobilize their cognitive reserves using motor activation. In this work we present the second prototype of the robot-based device for neuromuscular training called RoboTrainer. Compared to the previous device, RoboTrainer is mechanically adaptable to its user regarding the support area and height of the handles. It uses adaptive control for more intuitive interaction and has additional sensors for observing the state of a user and obstacles in the environment. The presented device is currently in assembly phase with all mechatronical modules tested and configured. In this paper we share design decisions and concepts of RoboTrainer and discuss mechatronical and software components in detail by comparing them to similar state-of-the-art devices. The observations in this paper are a valuable input for the design of future smart walkers.

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神经肌肉训练机器人概述- RoboTrainer

在老龄化的西方社会，护理人员的短缺促使许多研究小组开发用于康复和步态辅助的智能辅助设备。这种装置是为老年人或残疾人设计的。在我们之前的工作中，我们提出了一种智能助行器，用于训练轻度认知障碍患者，利用运动激活来调动他们的认知储备。在这项工作中，我们展示了第二个基于机器人的神经肌肉训练设备的原型，称为RoboTrainer。与之前的设备相比，RoboTrainer可以根据用户的支撑面积和手柄的高度进行机械调整。它使用自适应控制来进行更直观的交互，并具有额外的传感器来观察用户的状态和环境中的障碍物。该设备目前正处于装配阶段，所有机电模块都经过了测试和配置。在本文中，我们分享了RoboTrainer的设计决策和概念，并通过将它们与类似的最先进设备进行比较，详细讨论了机电和软件组件。本文的研究结果对未来智能步行者的设计具有重要的参考价值。

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