TY - GEN
T1 - Design of a counterweight walker active therapeutic movement rehabilitation rig
AU - Aguilera Navarrete, Israel
AU - Lozano Guzmán, Alejandro A.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - According to INEGI (National Institute for Statistics and Geography), in 2004 there were around 730,000 people in Mexico with the need of some kind of mechanical aid to regain ability to walk. Support equipment for regaining the ability to walk normally is manufactured outside of Mexico. This equipment is complex and very expensive. In this work, the design of a walking ability rehabilitation aid is presented. This work is carried out applying the modular design concept. This ensures that all client needs are fulfilled by the resultant product, and that these needs are measurable and controllable. Basic idea behind this design is supporting part of patient's weight and that of an exoskeleton on a mechanical device. Basic kinematics and dynamic calculation are presented, as well as simulations results. This information shows the feasibility of building and operating this rehabilitation walking aid.
AB - According to INEGI (National Institute for Statistics and Geography), in 2004 there were around 730,000 people in Mexico with the need of some kind of mechanical aid to regain ability to walk. Support equipment for regaining the ability to walk normally is manufactured outside of Mexico. This equipment is complex and very expensive. In this work, the design of a walking ability rehabilitation aid is presented. This work is carried out applying the modular design concept. This ensures that all client needs are fulfilled by the resultant product, and that these needs are measurable and controllable. Basic idea behind this design is supporting part of patient's weight and that of an exoskeleton on a mechanical device. Basic kinematics and dynamic calculation are presented, as well as simulations results. This information shows the feasibility of building and operating this rehabilitation walking aid.
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U2 - 10.1115/IMECE2013-63647
DO - 10.1115/IMECE2013-63647
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:84903477332
SN - 9780791856215
T3 - ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
BT - Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering
PB - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
T2 - ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2013
Y2 - 15 November 2013 through 21 November 2013
ER -