MODELING A UNIVERSAL ACTIVE MODULE OF HUMAN MOTOR FUNCTION REHABILITATION DEVICE
MACHINE SIENCE
Keywords:
rehabilitation device, polymer-metal actuator, structural and dynamic modeling, flexibility of joints and links.
Abstract
Structural and dynamic modeling of the universal active module of rehabilitation device with polymer-metal composite actuators for restoring the lost functions of the musculoskeletal system because of diseases of human motor neurons is performed. An investigation of an actuator's mechanical properties has also been done. A new approach for dynamic modeling of rehabilitation devices taking into account their joints’ and links’ flexibility and the effect of active natural skeletal muscles is proposed.
