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Journal of Mechanical Engineering ›› 2024, Vol. 60 ›› Issue (11): 115-134.doi: 10.3901/JME.2024.11.115

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Review of Research on Upper-limb Rehabilitation Training Robots

YAO Yufeng1,2, PEI Shuo1, GUO Junlong1, WANG Jiajia1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001;
    2. Tianzhi Institute of Innovation and Technology, Weihai Economic and Technological Development Zone, Weihai 264209
  • Received:2023-06-17 Revised:2024-01-09 Online:2024-06-05 Published:2024-08-02

Abstract: The current rehabilitation of stroke patients is primarily assisted by rehabilitation physicians. However, in our country, rehabilitation medical resources are not abundant enough to meet the urgent needs for stroke and hemiplegia rehabilitation. Robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy is a new technology that helps stroke patients recover. Upper-limb rehabilitation robots can help patients complete rehabilitation training, regain their motor function, reduce the work intensity of physicians. They have been used in clinical treatments. This article analyzes the physiological structure of the upper limbs of the human body and points out the rehabilitation needs of stroke patients. The upper limb rehabilitation robots are classified according to the interaction mode and the actuating mechanism, and their structural characteristics and application scenarios are described in detail. The typical robot control strategy, stroke magnitude and motor ability evaluation criteria are summarized. Finally, this study analyzes the current challenges and problems faced by upper limb rehabilitation robots, and a discussion on the future directions of research is included. From the perspective of the integration of medicine and engineering, the current state of research on upper limb rehabilitation robots is reviewed, and the technological shortcomings are highlighted, providing research directions for fostering innovation and practice in this field.

Key words: rehabilitation of stroke, upper-limb rehabilitation training robots, control strategies, rehabilitation assessment

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