Programmes for a NC Command Rehabilitation Equipment Designed for Knee and Hip Affections Recovery

Abstract:

The aim of the article is to present an experimental research on the behavior of a pneumatic muscle actuated rehabilitation device for hip/knee affections, developed in a laboratory from Transylvania University of Brașov. The equipment has been tested and studied its response to some rehabilitation programs implemented: one for hip joint recovery and other for knee joint recovery. For the research was used WINPISA software with the two programs created by the researchers using NC commands. The knee rehabilitation program consists of slider displacement corresponding to a rotating angle of the knee of 75 degrees with a short temporization and the hip joint rehabilitation program consists of slider displacement corresponding to a rotating angle of the hip of 40 degrees. The results of experiments present the displacement of the slider which effectuates the rehabilitation moves, the velocity and acceleration in a proposed time.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 809-810)
• Pages: 628-633
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.809-810.628
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: Ioana Mădălina Petre*, Andrea Deaconescu
• Keywords: NC Commands, Pneumatic Muscle, Recovery, Rehabilitation Equipment

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