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Robot-assisted rehabilitation architecture supported by a distributed data acquisition system

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Rehabilitation robotics aims to facilitate the rehabilitation procedure for patients and physical therapists. This field has a relatively long history dating back to the 1990s; however, their implementation and the standardisation of their application in the medical field does not follow the same pace, mainly due to their complexity of reproduction and the need for their approval by the authorities. This paper aims to describe architecture that can be applied to industrial robots and promote their application in healthcare ecosystems. The control of the robotic arm is performed using the software called SmartHealth, offering a 2 Degree of Autonomy (DOA). Data are gathered through electromyography (EMG) and force sensors at a frequency of 45 Hz. It also proves the capabilities of such small robots in performing such medical procedures. Four exercises focused on shoulder rehabilitation (passive, restricted active-assisted, free active-assisted and Activities of Daily Living (ADL)) were carried out and confirmed the viability of the proposed architecture and the potential of small robots (i.e., the UR3) in rehabilitation procedure accomplishment. This robot can perform the majority of the default exercises in addition to ADLs but, nevertheless, their limits were also uncovered, mainly due to their limited Range of Motion (ROM) and cost.

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Rehabilitation robotics Upper limb Electromyography sensor Data acquisition UR3 Graphical user interface

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Chellal, Arezki Abderrahim; Lima, José; Gonçalves, José; Fernandes, Florbela P.; Pacheco, Maria Fátima; Monteiro, Fernando C.; Brito, Thadeu; Soares, Salviano (2022). Robot-assisted rehabilitation architecture supported by a distributed data acquisition system. Sensors. 22:23, p. 9532-

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