Functional and usability assessment of a robotic exoskeleton arm to support activities of daily life

被引：34

作者：

Ambrosini, Emilia ^{[1
]}

Ferrante, Simona ^{[1
]}

Rossini, Mauro ^{[2
]}

Molteni, Franco ^{[2
]}

Gfoehler, Margit ^{[3
]}

Reichenfelser, Werner ^{[3
]}

Duschau-Wicke, Alexander ^{[4
]}

Ferrigno, Giancarlo ^{[1
]}

Pedrocchi, Alessandra ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Politecn Milan, Dept Elect Informat & Bioengn, NearLab, NeuroEngineering & Med Robot Lab, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[2] Valduce Hosp, Rehabil Ctr, Costa Masnaga, Lecco, Italy

[3] Vienna Univ Technol, Res Grp Machine Design & Rehabil Engn E 307 3, A-1060 Vienna, Austria

[4] Hocoma AG, Volketswil, Switzerland

来源：

ROBOTICA | 2014年 / 32卷 / 08期

关键词：

Assistive device; Exoskeleton; Neuro-motor disorders; Upper limb; Daily life activities; LIMB; STROKE; NEUROPROSTHESIS; INDIVIDUALS; IMPAIRMENTS; THERAPY; REVEALS;

D O I：

10.1017/S0263574714001891

中图分类号：

TP24 [机器人技术];

学科分类号：

080202 ; 1405 ;

摘要：

An assistive device for upper limb support was developed and evaluated in terms of usability, user satisfaction and motor performance on six end-users affected by neuro-motor disorders (three spinal cord injury; one multiple sclerosis; two Friedreich's ataxia). The system consisted of a lightweight 3-degrees-of-freedom robotic exoskeleton arm for weight relief, equipped with electromagnetic brakes. Users could autonomously control the brakes using a USB-button or residual electromyogram activations. The system functionally supported all of the potential users in performing reaching and drinking tasks. For three of them, time, smoothness, straightness and repeatability were also comparable to healthy subjects. An overall high level of usability (system usability score, median value of 90/100) and user satisfaction (Tele-healthcare Satisfaction Questionnaire - Wearable Technology, median value of 104/120) were obtained for all subjects.

引用

页码：1213 / 1224

页数：12

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