I-Corps: Commercialization of Lower Body Robotic Exoskeletons for Gait Retraining

I-Corps：用于步态再训练的下半身机器人外骨骼的商业化

• 批准号: 1334092
• 负责人: Constantinos Mavroidis
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: Northeastern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-01 至 2013-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1334092&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Commercialization; Lower; Body; Robotic

This project is focused on a major enhancement of gait retraining in stroke patients and improvement of orthotic intervention in the clinical settings. Researchers have developed a wearable and portable smart training orthosis that could be used by patients throughout daily activities, with constant reinforcement of the targeted gait pattern. The trainer targets both the primary and secondary gait deviations. This constant reinforcement of gait retraining in a real-world environment has the potential to provide more effective and faster gait retraining, improving one's ability to ambulate.The proposed project will investigate the feasibility of providing to hospitals and clinics advanced technology, in order to better facilitate stroke patients' recovery of motor function for better quality of life. A major portion of the project will focus on the understanding of the relevant issues in healthcare with respect to neuro-rehabilitation. As a result of this project, researchers hope to develop a sustainable model for providing the healthcare providers with advanced robotic devices for rehabilitation of patients post-stroke. This in turn could have a broader impact on the quality of life of thousands of stroke victims.

该项目的重点是加强中风患者的步态再训练和改善临床环境中的矫形干预。研究人员开发了一种可穿戴和便携式智能训练矫形器，可供患者在日常活动中使用，并不断加强目标步态模式。训练器以主要和次要步态偏差为目标。在真实环境中不断加强步态再训练，有可能提供更有效和更快的步态再训练，提高人们的行走能力。拟议项目将研究向医院和诊所提供先进技术的可行性，以更好地促进中风患者恢复运动功能，提高生活质量。该项目的一个主要部分将集中在有关神经康复方面的医疗保健的相关问题的理解。作为该项目的结果，研究人员希望开发一种可持续的模式，为医疗保健提供者提供先进的机器人设备，用于中风后患者的康复。这反过来可能对成千上万中风患者的生活质量产生更广泛的影响。