Functional Robotic Intervention for Individuals with Special Needs - Jiyeon Kang (GIST)

Rehabilitation for neuro-motor disorders requires voluntary control and coordination of the body. To facilitate the rehabilitation of individuals in need of special assistance, a novel type of robotic system has been proposed. In particular, cable-driven robots are often used as assistive or rehabilitation devices, especially when there is limited inertia/constraint in the patient's body. This lecture introduces three different intervention approaches using cable-driven robots.
The first robot intervention utilizes a walking method in an environment where gravity is enhanced to strengthen the weak muscles of the legs and leverage the patient's internal motor learning. In the second intervention, a robot device uses a virtual hand generated by the device to correct the patient's center of mass while walking. The last study employs cable-driven robots to train users beyond the nominal range of motion as needed, utilizing assistive force. Additionally, a brief overview of other robotic research, including mobile robots, prosthetic emulators, parallel manipulators, and more, is also provided.

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