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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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Design of a rehabilitation mechanism based on linkage mechanisms
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Dongbin Zhang
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Haidong Wang
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
Ran Wang
College of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
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Short summary
This paper presents a novel rehabilitation mechanism for patients with unilateral motor deficits. Its core principle is "the sound side drives the affected side", using a single-degree-of-freedom mechanical system where the patient's healthy limbs power the movement of their impaired ones. The device consists of an eight-bar leg mechanism, a six-bar arm mechanism, and a back transmission system to ensure coordinated contralateral motion. Design validity was confirmed via simulation and a prototype.
This paper presents a novel rehabilitation mechanism for patients with unilateral motor...