MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS USED IN NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN LOCOMOTION

Abstract

A new rehabilitation mechatronical device equipped with suitable inertial sensors is presented, which enables training of a leg affected by strokes or injuries, in coordination with the movements of the other, normal, leg. This simple 1-DOF device can be included in the category of rehabilitation robotics. The main purpose is acquiring and implementation of an intelligent orthesis used for recovery training of the subject with neuromotor problems. It is destined especially to inferior and superior limbs joints recovery but performing the corresponding exercises will affect also the muscles. It will be conceived in a modular way (the mechanic module, the electronic module and the interface module). It is attached to the leg or hand, in the area that need recovery; it is programmed for each subject depending on the program type of every subject. It is made from easy and unassuming materials. As it was demonstrated as well in the evaluation of the actual status, this project’s subject is compliant with the European and world trends and priorities for developing robotics systems for medical recovery. So, thru this research work, we want to design, to realize and to implement mechatronical system, which could help people with a specific neuro-motory rehabilitation therapy.