Current gait rehabilitation systems have limited use in community and home settings due to issues of design, cost, and demands on clinical staff. To overcome these challenges, a new gait rehabilitation machine was designed and developed by modifying an existing elliptical trainer. The Intelligently Controlled Assistive Rehabilitation Elliptical (ICARE) provides answers to design limitations that occur in partial-bodyweight-support treadmill systems and other robotic systems by providing a simulated gait motion without the financial and human resource challenges. The ICARE system integrates ergonomic, comfort and safety enhancements with a motor-drive system to optimize usability by individuals with physical disabilities in hospitals, homes, and fitness settings. The affordable new design provides a complete system that reduces physical demands on clinical staff without compromising patient safety. Development and preliminary testing of the ICARE’s motor-drive system are detailed.
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Modified Elliptical Machine Motor-Drive Design for Assistive Gait Rehabilitation
Carl A. Nelson,
Carl A. Nelson
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: cnelson5@unl.edu
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
, N104 SEC, Lincoln, NE 68588-0656
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Judith M. Burnfield,
Judith M. Burnfield
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
e-mail: jburnfield@madonna.org
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506
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Yu Shu,
Yu Shu
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
e-mail: yshu@madonna.org
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506
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Thad W. Buster,
Thad W. Buster
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
e-mail: tbuster@madonna.org
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506
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Adam P. Taylor,
Adam P. Taylor
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
e-mail: ataylor@madonna.org
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506
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Andrew Graham
Andrew Graham
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
e-mail: agraham1259@hotmail.com
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
, N104 SEC, Lincoln, NE 68588-0656
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Carl A. Nelson
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
, N104 SEC, Lincoln, NE 68588-0656e-mail: cnelson5@unl.edu
Judith M. Burnfield
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506e-mail: jburnfield@madonna.org
Yu Shu
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506e-mail: yshu@madonna.org
Thad W. Buster
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506e-mail: tbuster@madonna.org
Adam P. Taylor
Movement and Neurosciences Center, Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering,
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
, 5401 South Street, Lincoln, NE 68506e-mail: ataylor@madonna.org
Andrew Graham
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
, N104 SEC, Lincoln, NE 68588-0656e-mail: agraham1259@hotmail.com
J. Med. Devices. Jun 2011, 5(2): 021001 (7 pages)
Published Online: May 2, 2011
Article history
Received:
October 6, 2010
Revised:
February 18, 2011
Online:
May 2, 2011
Published:
May 2, 2011
Citation
Nelson, C. A., Burnfield, J. M., Shu, Y., Buster, T. W., Taylor, A. P., and Graham, A. (May 2, 2011). "Modified Elliptical Machine Motor-Drive Design for Assistive Gait Rehabilitation." ASME. J. Med. Devices. June 2011; 5(2): 021001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003693
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