this article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: wu tm, chen dz....

This article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: Wu TM, Chen DZ. Biomechanical study of upper-limb exoskeleton for resistance training with three-dimensional motion analysis system. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(1):xx–xx. http://dx.doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2012.12.0227

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Biomechanical study of upper-limb exoskeleton for resistance training

with three-dimensional motion analysis system

Tzong-Ming Wu, PhD; Dar-Zen Chen, PhD



• Aim– Present experimental study of novel spring-loaded upper-limb

exoskeleton that enables limb movement at multiple joints in different planes for resistance training in free and unconstrained environment.

• Relevance– Prolonged life expectancy will lead to increased occurrences of

age-related health problems such as chronic disease. – Rehabilitation devices must keep pace with care standards, be

cost effective, and meet home-based training requirements of today’s rehabilitation trends.



Method

• To assess functionality of the design, we have measured its kinematic data while performing designated movements and adopted a motion-capture system to verify the function of our mechanism.



Results

• Collected data and analysis of kinematic and dynamic joint torques verify our mechanism is effective.



Conclusion

• This device may provide understanding of design requirements for appropriate spring-loaded exoskeleton for upper-limb resistance training.

this article and any supplementary material should be cited as follows: wu tm, chen dz....

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