TY - JOUR
T1 - Simplified mechanical system for knee rehabilitation
AU - Mendoza Martínez, J.
AU - Aguilar Pérez, L. A.
AU - Torres San Miguel, C. R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Muscle atrophy refers to the thinning of muscles losing their tone and strength. Knee rehabilitators are usually based on a 4-bar system due to its simplicity, and the passive movement sought the rehabilitation of joints, seeking comfort in the patient. This research determines the critical movements and the correct selection of the 4-bar mechanism, considering the restrictions according to the rules of the flat mechanisms. In addition, a kinematic analysis based on geometric models is carried out for validation through a computer program for its subsequent selection of the actuator to obtain the desired movement according to the initial conditions of the knee rehabilitator that considers the rehabilitation of the patient in a sedentary position. The result shows a mechanism with an isokinetic movement employed for knee rehabilitation.
AB - Muscle atrophy refers to the thinning of muscles losing their tone and strength. Knee rehabilitators are usually based on a 4-bar system due to its simplicity, and the passive movement sought the rehabilitation of joints, seeking comfort in the patient. This research determines the critical movements and the correct selection of the 4-bar mechanism, considering the restrictions according to the rules of the flat mechanisms. In addition, a kinematic analysis based on geometric models is carried out for validation through a computer program for its subsequent selection of the actuator to obtain the desired movement according to the initial conditions of the knee rehabilitator that considers the rehabilitation of the patient in a sedentary position. The result shows a mechanism with an isokinetic movement employed for knee rehabilitation.
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U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/2307/1/012052
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/2307/1/012052
M3 - Artículo de la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85141830336
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 2307
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012052
T2 - 11th International Congress of Physics Engineering, CIIF 2021
Y2 - 26 September 2021 through 29 September 2021
ER -