Applications on haptic rehabilitation

Abstract

Population of patients who need upper extremity physical rehabilitation is increasing. It is foreseen in near future that contraction in the number of therapist will create a huge problem. In this study, upper extremity rehabilitation robots are focused and some examples are given on haptic rehabilitation. Haptic devices can provide three-dimensional information exchange between human and computer. Force feedback is implemented by modeling sense of touch perceived in real environment. Information about contents and infrastructure facilities of the work in progress in cooperation with Mechanical Engineering and Medicine Faculty are given.