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Performance statistics of a head-operated force-reflecting rehabilitation robot system

Chen, S., Rahman, T. and Harwin, W. S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-3381 (1998) Performance statistics of a head-operated force-reflecting rehabilitation robot system. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 6 (4). pp. 406-414. ISSN 1063-6528

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1109/86.736155

Abstract/Summary

Researchers in the rehabilitation engineering community have been designing and developing a variety of passive/active devices to help persons with limited upper extremity function to perform essential daily manipulations. Devices range from low-end tools such as head/mouth sticks to sophisticated robots using vision and speech input. While almost all of the high-end equipment developed to date relies on visual feedback alone to guide the user providing no tactile or proprioceptive cues, the “low-tech” head/mouth sticks deliver better “feel” because of the inherent force feedback through physical contact with the user's body. However, the disadvantage of a conventional head/mouth stick is that it can only function in a limited workspace and the performance is limited by the user's strength. It therefore seems reasonable to attempt to develop a system that exploits the advantages of the two approaches: the power and flexibility of robotic systems with the sensory feedback of a headstick. The system presented in this paper reflects the design philosophy stated above. This system contains a pair of master-slave robots with the master being operated by the user's head and the slave acting as a telestick. Described in this paper are the design, control strategies, implementation and performance evaluation of the head-controlled force-reflecting telestick system.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Department of Bio-Engineering
ID Code:19022
Uncontrolled Keywords:Fitt's law, control strategies, conventional head/mouth stick, force feedback control, head-operated force-reflecting rehabilitation robot system, headstick, high-end equipment, inherent force feedback, master-slave robots, passive/active devices, performance statistics, sensory feedback, telestick, visual feedback
Publisher:IEEE

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