Simulation of an ankle rehabilitation system based on scotch- yoke mechanism

7th International Conference on Advanced Concepts in Mechanical Engineering

Racu, C.M.^1 ; Doroftei, I.^1 ; Plesu, Ghe^2 ; Doroftei, I.A.^1

Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics Department, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania^1

Machine-Tools Department, Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania^2

关键词: 3-d modeling;    Ankle joints;    Flexion extension;    New devices;    Rehabilitation devices;    Rehabilitation System;    Scotch yoke;    Two degrees of freedom;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/147/1/012084/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/147/1/012084

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Due to injuries that occur on the ankle joint, everyday all around the world, more and more rehabilitation devices have been developed in recent years. The prices for ankle rehabilitation systems are still high, thus we developed a new device that we indented to be low cost and easy to manufacture. A model of an ankle rehabilitation device is presented in this paper. The device has two degrees of freedom, for flexion-extension and inversion-eversion move, and will ensure functionality with minimum dimensions. For the 3D model that we design, the dimensions are taken so that the proposed system will ensure functionality but also have a small dimensions and low mass, considering the physiological dimensions of the foot and lower leg.