Development of a 4-DoF Exoskeleton Robot for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Patients
摘要
Every year, millions of people, particularly the elderly, suffer from strokes which often lead to upper limb paralysis and significant challenges in performing daily activities. Rehabilitation emerges as a simple yet highly effective solution to address these issues. This paper presents an exoskeleton arm to aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation process. The exoskeleton arm, having 4 degrees-of-freedom (DoF), is engineered with a simplistic structure and cost-efficient design. It can execute several basic exercises at a consistent pace. The experimental results reveal that exoskeleton arm’s joints closer to the forearm exhibit superior precision compared to those situated near the shoulder.