| Author | Madurawe, Ravin Chalanka |
| Call Number | AIT Caps. Proj. no.ME-17-11 |
| Subject(s) | Rehabilitation technology
Robotics
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| Note | A capstone project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechatronics Engineering,School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Caps. Proj. ; no. ME-17-11 |
| Abstract | As life generally requires one to be active on a day to day basis, hemiplegia and paraplegia
which are two common types of paralysis which would prevent those who suffer from it
to live life to the fullest. The phenomenon known as neuroplasticity shows that a different
region on the human brain can be trained to take over the neural tasks that the damaged
section was previously responsible for. To achieve this however, the patient has to undergo
intense rehabilitation during which there is margin for error. To overcome the errors that
rehabilitation processes have today, robots are designed to be precise and safe for patients to
use. Todays rehabilitation robots are big, bulky and cannot be moved around which means
the patient has to come to the machine.
This project instead, aims to make a rehabilitation robot that comes to the patient and which
would focus on the rehabilitation of the knee and ankle joint. With both a passive mode
and an active mode and each equipped with three different speed levels with a PD control to
ensure that everything runs smoothly, this system should suffice for a wide range of patients
with not as much supervision from rehabilitation therapists who are tired from working long
hours every day. There is also an Android GUI that communicates with the system via
Bluetooth where the rehabilitation parameters can be modified and a database of all the
patients rehabilitation is saved. |
| Year | 2017 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Caps. Proj. ; no. ME-17-11 |
| Type | Capstone Project |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Microelectronics (ME) |
| Chairperson(s) | Winai Chonnaparamutt; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Manukid Parnichkun;Mongkol Ekpanyapong; |
| Degree | Capstone Project (B.Sc.)-Asian Institute of Technology, 2017 |
