rehabilitation training system; virtual robot; children with cerebral palsy; therapy; human–robot interaction; social interaction; non-verbal communication; helpless shrug movement
Abstract :
[en] This paper presents the development of a robotic system for the rehabilitation and quality of life improvement of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The system consists of four modules and is based on a virtual humanoid robot that is meant to motivate and encourage children in their rehabilitation programs. The efficiency of the developed system was tested on two children with CP. The effect of using the robot is an increase in the number of exercise repetitions, as well as the time spent on therapy, developing and strengthening the child’s musculature. Additionally, the children are able to produce socially acceptable gestures in the context of non-verbal communication for socialization. The main advantages of this system are its flexibility and ease of use. Besides the proposed use in CP rehabilitation, this system can be used in the rehabilitation of people recovering from surgery or injuries. Use of the proposed system significantly decreases the work load of the therapist who would be conducting the repetitive motion, allowing the therapist to see an increased number of patients. In the future, the number of different movements the robot is able to perform will be increased by way of domain-specific modelling and language.
Disciplines :
Mechanical engineering
Author, co-author :
Lu, Zhenli; Changshu Institute of Technology > School of Electrical Engineering and Automation,
Luo, Yuming; Yancheng Institute of Technology > School of Electrical Engineering,
Pencic, Marko; University of Novi Sad > Industrial Engineering and Management
Oros, Dragana; University of Novi Sad > Industrial Engineering and Management
Cavic, Maja; University of Novi Sad > Mechanical Engineering
Đukić, Verislav; University of Novi Sad > Faculty of Medicine
Krasnik, Rastislava; Clinic for Children Habilitation and Rehabilitation > Institute for Children and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina ; University of Novi Sad > Faculty of Medicine
Mikov, Aleksandra; University of Novi Sad > Faculty of Medicine ; Institute for Children and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina > Clinic for Children Habilitation and Rehabilitation
OROSNJAK, Marko ; University of Novi Sad > Industrial Engineering and Management
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study
Publication date :
20 December 2024
Journal title :
Sensors
ISSN :
1424-8220
eISSN :
1424-3210
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Switzerland
Special issue title :
Advances and Perspectives on Robotics and Sensors for the Rehabilitation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Volume :
24
Issue :
24
Pages :
8138
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
The Development of a Social-Assistive Robot as a Key Technology in the Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy
Funders :
China–Serbia bilateral cooperation project
Funding number :
451-02-818/2021-09/19
Funding text :
This research was funded by the China–Serbia bilateral cooperation project “The Development of a Social-Assistive Robot as a Key Technology in the Rehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy” [Contract No. 2021-4-19 in the People’s Republic of China and Contract No. 451-02-818/2021-09/19 in the Republic of Serbia].
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