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Development of a Hand Rehabilitation Therapy System with Soft Robotic Glove

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Abstract

The major cause of problems with hand motility in adults is due to work accidents, strokes, injuries and work accidents. The emergence of robotic gloves for hand rehabilitation therapy has been developed to assist with rehabilitation treatment. In this scientific paper, a robotic glove prosthesis is designed and developed for use in hand rehabilitation in patients with grip pathologies. There is talk of mechanical design and operation, and the glove is controlled by a mobile application that allows the physiotherapist to enter the settings for the patient or allow an expert system based on 15 rules to do so. The system is capable of generating reports for the patient, the physiotherapist or the caregiver to review. The developed system is portable, lightweight and easy to transport. The validation of the prototype was carried out with adult patients suffering from hemiparesis.

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  • Hand rehabilitation
  • Human-systems integration
  • Systems engineering

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  1. GI-IATA, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador

    Julio Cesar Cabrera Hidalgo, Nathalia Michelle Peralta Vásconez, Vladimir Espartaco Robles Bykbaev & Ángel Andres Pérez Muñoz

  2. Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Ecuador

    Marco Esteban Amaya Pinos

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Hidalgo, J.C.C., Vásconez, N.M.P., Bykbaev, V.E.R., Muñoz, Á.A.P., Pinos, M.E.A. (2020). Development of a Hand Rehabilitation Therapy System with Soft Robotic Glove. In: Ahram, T., Falcão, C. (eds) Advances in Usability and User Experience. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 972. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19135-1_93

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