Rehabilitation Robotics gives an introduction and overview of all areas of rehabilitation robotics, perfect for anyone new to the field. It also summarizes available robot technologies and their application to different pathologies for skilled researchers and clinicians. The editors have been involved in the development and application of robotic devices for neurorehabilitation for more than 15 years. This experience using several commercial devices for robotic rehabilitation has enabled them to develop the know-how and expertise necessary to guide those seeking comprehensive understanding of this topic.
Each chapter is written by an expert in the respective field, pulling in perspectives from both engineers and clinicians to present a multi-disciplinary view. The book targets the implementation of efficient robot strategies to facilitate the re-acquisition of motor skills. This technology incorporates the outcomes of behavioral studies on motor learning and its neural correlates into the design, implementation and validation of robot agents that behave as ‘optimal’ trainers, efficiently exploiting the structure and plasticity of the human sensorimotor systems. In this context, human-robot interaction plays a paramount role, at both the physical and cognitive level, toward achieving a symbiotic interaction where the human body and the robot can benefit from each other’s dynamics.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xv 6. Rehabilitation Robotics: Technology and Applications - p. xix 7. Chapter 1: Physiological basis of neuromotor recovery - p. xxvi 8. Chapter 2: An overall framework for neurorehabilitation robotics: Implications for recovery - p. 13 9. Chapter 3: Biomechatronic design criteria of systems for robot-mediated rehabilitation therapy - p. 27 10. Chapter 4: Actuation for robot-aided rehabilitation: Design and control strategies - p. 46 11. Chapter 5: Assistive controllers and modalities for robot-aided neurorehabilitation - p. 61 12. Chapter 6: Exoskeletons for upper limb rehabilitation - p. 74 13. Chapter 7: Exoskeletons for lower-limb rehabilitation - p. 87 14. Chapter 8: Performance measures in robot assisted assessment of sensorimotor functions - p. 99 15. Chapter 9: Computational models of the recovery process in robot-assisted training - p. 115 16. Chapter 10: Interactive robot assistance for upper-limb training - p. 135 17. Chapter 11: Promoting motivation during robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 148 18. Chapter 12: Software platforms for integrating robots and virtual environments - p. 158 19. Chapter 13: Twenty + years of robotics for upper-extremity rehabilitation following a stroke - p. 173 20. Chapter 14: Three-dimensional, task-oriented robot therapy - p. 192 21. Chapter 15: Robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function - p. 204 22. Chapter 16: Robot-assisted gait training - p. 225 23. Chapter 17: Wearable robotic systems and their applications for neurorehabilitation - p. 240 24. Chapter 18: Robot-assisted rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: Overview of approaches, clinical outcomes, and perspectives - p. 252 25. Chapter 19: Robots for cognitive rehabilitation and symptom management - p. 266 26. Chapter 20: Hybrid FES-robot devices for training of activities of daily living - p. 275 27. Chapter 21: Robotic techniques for the assessment of proprioceptive deficits and for proprioceptive training - p. 287 28. Chapter 22: Psychophysiological responses during robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 303 29. Chapter 23: Muscle synergies approach and perspective on application to robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 317 30. Chapter 24: Telerehabilitation Robotics: Overview of approaches and clinical outcomes - p. 331 31. Index - p. 347
Rehabilitation Robotics gives an introduction and overview of all areas of rehabilitation robotics, perfect for anyone new to the field. It also summarizes available robot technologies and their application to different pathologies for skilled researchers and clinicians. The editors have been involved in the development and application of robotic devices for neurorehabilitation for more than 15 years. This experience using several commercial devices for robotic rehabilitation has enabled them to develop the know-how and expertise necessary to guide those seeking comprehensive understanding of this topic.
Each chapter is written by an expert in the respective field, pulling in perspectives from both engineers and clinicians to present a multi-disciplinary view. The book targets the implementation of efficient robot strategies to facilitate the re-acquisition of motor skills. This technology incorporates the outcomes of behavioral studies on motor learning and its neural correlates into the design, implementation and validation of robot agents that behave as ‘optimal’ trainers, efficiently exploiting the structure and plasticity of the human sensorimotor systems. In this context, human-robot interaction plays a paramount role, at both the physical and cognitive level, toward achieving a symbiotic interaction where the human body and the robot can benefit from each other’s dynamics.
1. Cover image - p. iv 2. Title page - p. iv 3. Table of Contents - p. iv 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Contributors - p. xv 6. Rehabilitation Robotics: Technology and Applications - p. xix 7. Chapter 1: Physiological basis of neuromotor recovery - p. xxvi 8. Chapter 2: An overall framework for neurorehabilitation robotics: Implications for recovery - p. 13 9. Chapter 3: Biomechatronic design criteria of systems for robot-mediated rehabilitation therapy - p. 27 10. Chapter 4: Actuation for robot-aided rehabilitation: Design and control strategies - p. 46 11. Chapter 5: Assistive controllers and modalities for robot-aided neurorehabilitation - p. 61 12. Chapter 6: Exoskeletons for upper limb rehabilitation - p. 74 13. Chapter 7: Exoskeletons for lower-limb rehabilitation - p. 87 14. Chapter 8: Performance measures in robot assisted assessment of sensorimotor functions - p. 99 15. Chapter 9: Computational models of the recovery process in robot-assisted training - p. 115 16. Chapter 10: Interactive robot assistance for upper-limb training - p. 135 17. Chapter 11: Promoting motivation during robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 148 18. Chapter 12: Software platforms for integrating robots and virtual environments - p. 158 19. Chapter 13: Twenty + years of robotics for upper-extremity rehabilitation following a stroke - p. 173 20. Chapter 14: Three-dimensional, task-oriented robot therapy - p. 192 21. Chapter 15: Robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function - p. 204 22. Chapter 16: Robot-assisted gait training - p. 225 23. Chapter 17: Wearable robotic systems and their applications for neurorehabilitation - p. 240 24. Chapter 18: Robot-assisted rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis: Overview of approaches, clinical outcomes, and perspectives - p. 252 25. Chapter 19: Robots for cognitive rehabilitation and symptom management - p. 266 26. Chapter 20: Hybrid FES-robot devices for training of activities of daily living - p. 275 27. Chapter 21: Robotic techniques for the assessment of proprioceptive deficits and for proprioceptive training - p. 287 28. Chapter 22: Psychophysiological responses during robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 303 29. Chapter 23: Muscle synergies approach and perspective on application to robot-assisted rehabilitation - p. 317 30. Chapter 24: Telerehabilitation Robotics: Overview of approaches and clinical outcomes - p. 331 31. Index - p. 347
