Robotic rehabilitation exercise in hemiparetic limbs based on functional synchronization of voluntary and involuntary nerve impulses

Jun Ueda, Lauren Lacey, Melih Turkseven, Minoru Shinohara, Arnold Maliki, Ilya Kovalenko

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Abstract

This research aims to characterize the neuromechanical mechanisms associated with the facilitation techniques for functional recovery of hemiparetic limbs, referred to as repetitive facilitation exercise or RFE. The research investigates the facilitation exercise paradigm and re-implementation with the addition of a pneumatically driven robotic device. A fully automated, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) compatible rehabilitation device is to be built to help validate the hypothesized mechanism of the RFE. The research will establish methodologies for precise impact timing control of a pneumatic robotic hammer and multimodal instruction cues to realize the robotic RFE procedure that is capable of being used in MRI environment. This paper presents the authors' initial development that aims to understand the mechanisms of robotic RFE and addresses challenges that must be resolved.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationARSO 2014 - Workshop Digest, IEEE International Workshop on Advance Robotics and its Social Impacts
EditorsHenny Admoni, Tamim Asfour, Cindy Bethel, David Bourne, Anca Dragan, David Feil-Seifer, Birgit Graf, Jeonghye Han, Nathan Kirchner, Masashi Konyo, Shinya Kotosaka, Sonya Kwak, Changchun Liu, Bruce MacDonald, Selma Sabanovic, Pericle Salvini, Sebastian Scherer, Masahiro Shiomi, Giancarlo Teti, Stephen Tully, Bram Vanderborght, Kazuyoshi Wada, Britta Wrede, Fumin Zhang
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages114-120
Number of pages7
EditionJanuary
ISBN (Electronic)9781479969685
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 23 2015
Event9th IEEE International Workshop on Advance Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO 2014 - Evanston, United States
Duration: Sep 11 2014Sep 13 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO
NumberJanuary
Volume2015-January
ISSN (Print)2162-7568
ISSN (Electronic)2162-7576

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Workshop on Advance Robotics and its Social Impacts, ARSO 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityEvanston
Period9/11/149/13/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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