Development of AnkleReHabit - A Low-Cost Robot-Aided Ankle Rehabilitation Platform

Authors

  • Vi Do Tran Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam
  • Tu Gia Thinh Nguyen Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam
  • Tan-Nhu Nguyen Eastern International University, Vietnam

Corressponding author's email:

dotv@hcmute.edu.vn

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54644/jte.78A.2023.1359

Keywords:

Ankle joint, Robot-aided, Physical training, Rehabilitation, Serious game

Abstract

The ankle joint plays a critical part for human body weight support and daily movements. Any ankle joint injury can strongly affect the patient's daily life, so ankle joint rehabilitation is essential to ensure the functional recovery of the ankle after ankle dysfunction. The AnkleReHabit system, a full system including both hardware and software for ankle rehabilitation training, was developed in this paper. To test the operation of the proposed system, one healthy subject has been enrolled. The AnkleReHabit system works well during the test with both Mobile App and serious game. The feedback from the enrolled subject shows that the system can be used with comfortable, the training process can be more exciting with the serious game developed on the computer. The AnkeReHabit platform was proven for feasibility in ankle rehabilitation training. Further work should include testing the effectiveness and the reliability of the AnkleReHabit system with the patients.

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Author Biographies

Vi Do Tran, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam

Tran Vi Do received the Ph.D in BioRobotics, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Italy, in 2019. His research interests are in the fields of rehabilitation robotics, assistive technologies, human-robot interaction and biomechanical simulation. His email address: dotv@hcmute.edu.vn.

Tu Gia Thinh Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education, Vietnam

Nguyen Tu Gia Thinh is a student of Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education. His major is Automation Control. His email address: 19151041@student.hcmute.edu.vn.

Tan-Nhu Nguyen, Eastern International University, Vietnam

Nguyen Tan Nhu received the Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics at Université de technologie de Compiègne, France, in 2020. His current research interest is muscle modeling coupled with serious game for facial rehabilitation. His email address: nhu.nguyentan@eiu.edu.vn.

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Published

28-08-2023

How to Cite

Tran, V. D., Nguyen, T. G. T., & Nguyen, T.-N. (2023). Development of AnkleReHabit - A Low-Cost Robot-Aided Ankle Rehabilitation Platform. Journal of Technical Education Science, 18(Special Issue 03), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.54644/jte.78A.2023.1359

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