TY - GEN
T1 - Translation of an upper extremity exoskeleton to home and community use for individuals with duchenne muscular dystrophy
AU - Corrigan, Madeline C.
AU - Mathie, Blake
AU - Foulds, Richard A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2018/6/12
Y1 - 2018/6/12
N2 - Individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) experience progressive loss of strength, resulting in reduced independence in activities of daily living. A novel upper extremity exoskeleton is being developed that involves the use of 'assist-modules' that provide admittance controlled actuation that will allow for sustained function for individuals with DMD in the presence of progressive muscle loss. The project presented herein involves the translation of the passive arm support and the vertical assist module to use in the home and the community. As a part of this project, the device will be installed on the wheelchair of 30 individuals with DMD for in-depth evaluation and to gather regular user feedback. Results demonstrate the benefits of the passive arm support while ongoing work will implement and evaluate the vertical assist module as an add-on to the existing device.
AB - Individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) experience progressive loss of strength, resulting in reduced independence in activities of daily living. A novel upper extremity exoskeleton is being developed that involves the use of 'assist-modules' that provide admittance controlled actuation that will allow for sustained function for individuals with DMD in the presence of progressive muscle loss. The project presented herein involves the translation of the passive arm support and the vertical assist module to use in the home and the community. As a part of this project, the device will be installed on the wheelchair of 30 individuals with DMD for in-depth evaluation and to gather regular user feedback. Results demonstrate the benefits of the passive arm support while ongoing work will implement and evaluate the vertical assist module as an add-on to the existing device.
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U2 - 10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383820
DO - 10.1109/WEROB.2017.8383820
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85049984368
T3 - 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation, WeRob 2017
SP - 1
EP - 2
BT - 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation, WeRob 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation, WeRob 2017
Y2 - 5 November 2017 through 8 November 2017
ER -