Mechanical Design of an Assistive Robotic System for Bilateral Elbow Tendinopathy Rehabilitation

Andres Guatibonza, Carlos Zabala, Leonardo Solaque, Alexandra Velasco, Lina Peñuela

2022

Abstract

Diseases related to upper limb mobility are increasingly common among the actual population. For this reason, robotic physical assistive systems have been proposed to support therapy processes and improve the functional capabilities of people. However, there are still open issues related to mechanical design, such as joint coupling and bidirectional configurations. In this work, we present a novel design of a 7 DoF robotic assistive system with anthropometric adjustment, arm change configuration for elbow tendinopathies rehabilitation to use it in both arms. The design is supported by the analysis of the upper limb pathophysiology and the exercises required to treat elbow tendinopathies.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Guatibonza A., Zabala C., Solaque L., Velasco A. and Peñuela L. (2022). Mechanical Design of an Assistive Robotic System for Bilateral Elbow Tendinopathy Rehabilitation. In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-758-585-2, pages 320-329. DOI: 10.5220/0011289800003271

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco22,
author={Andres Guatibonza and Carlos Zabala and Leonardo Solaque and Alexandra Velasco and Lina Peñuela},
title={Mechanical Design of an Assistive Robotic System for Bilateral Elbow Tendinopathy Rehabilitation},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2022},
pages={320-329},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011289800003271},
isbn={978-989-758-585-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - Mechanical Design of an Assistive Robotic System for Bilateral Elbow Tendinopathy Rehabilitation
SN - 978-989-758-585-2
AU - Guatibonza A.
AU - Zabala C.
AU - Solaque L.
AU - Velasco A.
AU - Peñuela L.
PY - 2022
SP - 320
EP - 329
DO - 10.5220/0011289800003271