Post-Stroke Mobility Rehabilitation Using at-Home VR-Based Dual Haptic Platforms

0201687 Burdea根据这项研究者发起的奖励，将进行研究，开发和测试一个计算机化的系统，在家里的行动康复。 PI开发了“Rutgers踝关节系统”，提供了一个3D，6自由度的界面。该系统提供来自人脚的位置和压力/力信息。本系统用于单肢。 开发一个双肢测量平台是本方案的首要目标。要求患者/受试者使用踝-足复合体在虚拟现实（VR）世界中通过3D环来控制/驾驶飞机。 当系统在临床环境中得到验证后，首席研究员会利用互联网及网络技术，实施一个以虚拟实境为基础的遥距复康系统，以便在家中提供虚拟实境复康操作，并可远距监察病人的进展。 虽然最初是为中风幸存者开发的，但其他患者群体，如骨科，关节炎和认知障碍患者，也可能受益。

0201687BurdeaUnder this Investigator Initiated Award, studies will be performed that develop and test a computerized system for at-home mobility rehabilitation. The PI has developed the "Rutgers Ankle System" that provides a 3D, 6 degrees of freedom interface. The system provides the position and pressure/force information from the human foot. The present system is for a single limb. Developing a duel platform for the measurement of both limbs is the first aim of this proposal. The patient/subject is asked to control/pilot a plane through 3D hoops in the Virtual Reality (VR) world using the ankle-foot complex. A VR exercise library will be developed including exercises incorporating stair climbing, walking on uneven surfaces, etc. After the system is validated in the clinical setting, the PI will implement a VR based tele-rehabilitation system using the INTERNET and network technology so as to provide in home VR rehabilitation exercises with remote monitoring of the patient's progress. Though initially developed for stroke survivors, other patient populations, such as orthopedic, arthritic and cognitively impaired patients, may benefit as well.