Zhang, M, Xie, SQ, Li, X et al. (4 more authors) (2018) Adaptive Patient-Cooperative Control of a Compliant Ankle Rehabilitation Robot (CARR) with Enhanced Training Safety. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 65 (2). pp. 1398-1407. ISSN 0278-0046
Abstract
This paper proposes a new adaptive patient- cooperative control strategy for improving the effectiveness and safety of robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation. This control strategy has been developed and implemented on a compliant ankle rehabilitation robot (CARR). The CARR is actuated by four Festo Fluidic muscles (FFMs) located to the calf in parallel, has three rotational degrees of freedom (DOFs). The control scheme consists of a position controller implemented in joint space and a high-level admittance controller in task space. The admittance controller adaptively modifies the predefined trajectory based on real-time ankle measurement, which enhances the training safety of the robot. Experiments were carried out using different modes to validate the proposed control strategy on the CARR. Three training modes include 1) a passive mode using a joint-space position controller, 2) a patient-robot cooperative mode using a fixed-parameter admittance controller, and 3) a cooperative mode using a variable-parameter admittance controller. Results demonstrate satisfactory trajectory tracking accuracy, even when externally disturbed, with a maximum normalized root mean square deviation (NRMSD) less than 5.4%. These experimental findings suggest the potential of this new patient-cooperative control strategy as a safe and engaging control solution for rehabilitation robots.
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Keywords: | Adaptive, patient-cooperative, admittance controller, ankle rehabilitation, robot, safety |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Robotics, Autonomous Systems & Sensing (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2017 10:20 |
Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2019 10:58 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IEEE |
Identification Number: | 10.1109/TIE.2017.2733425 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:124917 |