Title:Recent Advances on Horizontal Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robot
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
Author(s): Jingang Jiang*, Xuefeng Ma, Biao Huo, Xiaoyang Yu, Xiaowei Guo and Yingshuai Han
Affiliation:
- Robotics & ITS Engineering Research Center, Harbin University of Science and Technology, No.52 Xuefu Road, Nangang District, 150080, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province,China
Keywords:
Bionic principle, end traction type, exoskeleton type, horizontal, lower limb, mixed type, rehabilitation robot, walking
simulation.
Abstract: Background: As a kind of bionic robot, horizontal lower limb rehabilitation robot integrates
the medical technology and robot technology. It can simulate the movements of human lower limbs. It
can be mainly used for rehabilitation training of patients with lower limb dysfunction.
Objective: To provide a general summarization of recent horizontal lower limb rehabilitation robot and
introduce their respective characteristics and development.
Method: This paper summarizes various representative patents related to horizontal lower limb rehabilitation
robot. The structural characteristics, applications of the typical horizontal lower limb rehabilitation
robots are represented.
Results: The differences of all kinds of horizontal lower limb rehabilitation robots are compared and
analyzed, and the structural characteristics are concluded. The main problems in its development are
analyzed, the development trend is foreseen, and the current and future research of the patents on horizontal
lower limb rehabilitation robot is discussed.
Conclusion: Horizontal lower limb rehabilitation robot has important practical significance for promoting
social harmony, and plays an important role in improving the ability of independent survival of
patient. Further improvements are needed in the aspects of reliability, comfortable capability, interesting,
intelligence and security of the horizontal lower limb rehabilitation robot. More patents on horizontal
lower limb rehabilitation robot should be invented.
