Clinical evaluation of usability of arm rehabilitation robot and motorized arm support
Principal Investigator
Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan
Objective
- Development of prototypes of AREBO and MARS for clinical validation. Design and development of the Mechatronic Shoulder-Elbow Simulator (MESSI). Evaluation of the short-term usability of AREBO and MARS.
Description
- The research groups of Prof. Sujatha Srinivasan and Prof. Sivakumar Balasubramanian have developed rehabilitation robots for training the arm - the Arm Rehabilitation Robot (AREBO) and the Motorized Arm Support (MARS). During the technical validation work done for AREBO, we developed a mechatronic model of the human shoulder which was used for designing and testing controllers for the robot. During this process, we realised the usefulness of having a complete mechatronic model of the human arm. We seek funding supports for pursuing the objectives given above.
Impact
- A complete mechatronic model of the human arm will act as a technical test bench for testing different features of AREBO and MARS. It will also act as a tool for simulating different neuromuscular conditions of the shoulder and elbow joints, which can be used for teaching healthy and diseased neuromuscular control to engineering and physical/occupational therapy students.
Budget in Lakhs
40.00
Duration
2 Years