A Modular Rehabilitation Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Stroke Patients With Hemiplegia

Abstract

A modular rehabilitation exoskeleton robot for hemiplegic patients (SIAT-H) is created in this paper. The design of the exoskeleton is based on the gait analysis of hemiplegic patients and the movement data of healthy people. Through the motion capture experiments at different speeds, the walking style of patients with hemiplegia is understood. A modular exoskeleton robot, including an independent hip joint, knee joint and ankle joint, is designed. The mechanical structure which is optimized based on the physiological characteristics of human body would not cause additional damage to the joints during walking. In order to ensure the reliability of use, the structural strength is also considered. The kinematics relationship is verified by comparison of simulation data and calculated data. In the end, we made an experimental prototype, and the wearing experiment verified the reliability of the mechanism.