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21095918

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
A new and alternative method to measure the interaction force between the user and a lower-limb gait rehabilitation exoskeleton is presented. Instead of using a load cell to measure the resulting interaction force, we propose a distributed measure of the normal interaction pressure over the whole contact area between the user and the machine. To obtain this measurement, a soft silicone tactile sensor is inserted between the limb and commonly used connection cuffs. The advantage of this approach is that it allows for a distributed measure of the interaction pressure, which could be useful for rehabilitation therapy assessment purposes, or for control. Moreover, the proposed solution does not change the comfort of the interaction; can be applied to connection cuffs of different shapes and sizes; and can be manufactured at a low cost. Preliminary results during gait assistance tasks show that this approach can precisely detect changes in the pressure distribution during a gait cycle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1557-170X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2010
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1279-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Soft artificial tactile sensors for the measurement of human-robot interaction in the rehabilitation of the lower limb.
pubmed:affiliation
ARTS Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera (Pi), Italy. s.derossi@sssup.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies