IP Library Granted Patent US 10,596,056
Granted Patent B2
US 10,596,056 · App. 15/326,132 · Granted Mar 24, 2020

Upper limb rehabilitation robot system

Inventors: Zengguang Hou (Beijing, CN); Liang Peng (Beijing, CN); Weiqun Wang (Beijing, CN); Long Cheng (Beijing, CN); Guibin Bian (Beijing, CN); Xiaoliang Xie (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: Institute of Automation Chinese Academy of Sciences
A61H1/00A61H1/02A61H1/0274A63B21/0058A63B21/00178A63B21/159A63B21/4035A63B21/4047A63B23/03525A63B23/03541A63B23/12A63B23/1209A63B24/0087A63B71/0622G09B5/02A61H2201/0176A61H2201/14A61H2201/1635A61H2201/1659A61H2201/5007A61H2201/5028A61H2201/5038A61H2201/5043A61H2201/5061A63B21/005A63B21/0051A63B21/00192A63B2024/0093A63B2071/065A63B2071/0647A63B2071/0655A63B2220/51A63B2220/54A63B2225/107
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Patent No.
US 10,596,056
App. No.
15/326,132
Granted
Mar 24, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses an upper limb rehabilitation robot system comprising a computer ( 8 ) and a rehabilitation robot ( 7 ), wherein the computer ( 8 ) is used for performing information interaction ( 11 ) with the rehabilitation robot ( 7 ), recording training information, sending control command to the rehabilitation robot ( 7 ), showing the virtual training environment, providing rehabilitation training visual feedback ( 14 ), and showing the control interface and rehabilitation training information; wherein the rehabilitation robot ( 7 ), acting as a system actuator, is connected to the computer ( 8 ) for receiving the control command from the computer ( 8 ) to complete the motion control and terminal force output, and sending sensor data to the computer ( 8 ) at the same time. The upper limb rehabilitation robot system according to the present invention may provide a various ways of active and passive training of upper limb rehabilitation, which can enhance enthusiasm for trainings of a patient and increase the efficiency of rehabilitation.

Claims (12)

1. An upper limb rehabilitation robot system comprising a computer and a rehabilitation robot;

wherein the computer is used for performing information interaction with the rehabilitation robot, recording training information, sending control command to the rehabilitation robot, showing the virtual training environment, providing rehabilitation training visual feedback and showing the control interface and rehabilitation training information;

wherein the rehabilitation robot, acting as a system actuator, is connected to the computer for receiving the control command from the computer to complete the motion control and terminal power output, and sending sensor data to the computer at the same time; and

wherein the rehabilitation robot includes a kinematic mechanism that is a five-bar parallel mechanism formed by four arms and two rotation axes, in order to achieve a force output in any direction of the motion in a planar workspace, and wherein a driving torque outputted by an electric actuator is magnified and transmitted to the kinematic mechanism by a cable transmission.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer and the rehabilitation robot are connected by a USB interface, and interact with information; the computer connects two displayers, one of which is used for showing the virtual training environment and providing rehabilitation training visual feedback to a patient, the other of which is used to show the control interface and rehabilitation training information of the patient to the rehabilitation therapist.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer is specifically used for recording the rehabilitation training information of a patient in real time, such as motion and force, and providing a quantitative assessment to the patient and the rehabilitative therapist after statistical treatment.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the rehabilitation robot contains a controller and a driver, which are used for receiving a computer command, controlling the motion and force output of motion mechanism.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein a terminal of the five-bar parallel mechanism is provided with a handle to interact with the patient, wherein the handle is provided inside with a touch sensor and a vibratory motor, and is provided underside with a multi-dimensional force/torque sensor.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the rehabilitation robot is driven by an electric machine and a magnetic brake, a motion mechanism is driven in a manner of cable transmission, and a position sensor is provided on the electric machine.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer connects two rehabilitation robots to train bilateral limbs of one patient at the same time, or to independently and interactively train two patients; or to interactively train between a patient and a rehabilitation therapist.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computer connects more than two rehabilitation robots to independently train a plurality of patients, or to interactively train a plurality of patients, or to interactively train among a plurality of patients and rehabilitation therapist.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein two or more said upper limb rehabilitation robot systems connect together to remotely and interactively train a plurality of patients, or to interactively train among patients and rehabilitation therapist.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2017
From: HOU, ZENGGUANG; PENG, LIANG; WANG, WEIQUN; CHENG, LONG; BIAN, GUIBIN; XIE, XIAOLIANG
To: INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Continuity (1)
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