Development of Passive-type Rehabilitation Support System for Upper Limbs PLEMO-Z with Nano-particle MR-fluid Brakes

Abstract

Robotic rehabilitation support systems for paralyzed patients have been developed. The rehabilitation support system can provide various training and gradually shift to a difficult task depending on the ability of the trainee. Force displays are classified into active and passive types. A passive-type system using brakes has less risk of harming a user. In this paper, we develop a rehabilitation support system with nano-particle MR-fluid brakes and carry out experiments.