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Design and performance analysis of the 4UPS-RRR parallel ankle rehabilitation mechanism
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Zongjia Wang
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Changtao Yan
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Zhiwei Wang
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College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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Short summary
In order to lessen the impact on the team of rehabilitation practitioners and provide patients with a higher-quality rehabilitation process, an ankle rehabilitation robot based on a parallel mechanism is proposed. The feasibility of the ankle rehabilitation robot proposed in this paper is proven by analysis, which lays a foundation for future human–machine experiments. It can act as a reference for future research of the ankle rehabilitation mechanism.
In order to lessen the impact on the team of rehabilitation practitioners and provide patients...
