Proposal Number: 8129
Domain: Information & Communication Technology
Theme(s): ICT Tools for Healthcare and Assistive Technology
Supporting Central Government Agency: Indian Council of Medical Research
Budget (Rs. Lakhs): 305.58
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mahadevappa Manjunatha
Principal Investigator Institute: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Co-Investigators:
Dr. C. S. Kumar ,Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Dr Jeyaraj Durai Pandian ,Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Mahesh Kate ,Christian Medical College, Ludhiana
Domain: Information & Communication Technology
Project Title
Development of a system for post stroke rehabilitation of hand functions using a low cost robotic exoskeleton
Web Abstract
Recent studies estimate that 1.6 million cases of stroke occur in India annually and one third of whom developed movement disability. Loss of hand function due to stroke is a common phenomenon that severely constraints mobility in vocational environment and even in simple activities of daily living. Traditional rehabilitation depends on passive-movement oriented therapy, and several one-on-one interactive sessions with appropriate physiotherapist. Robotic systems have potential of performing better than conventional methods as it offers advantages of automating the therapy, generating motions with high repeatability and measuring the improvements over time. The brain and other associated neuromuscular signals from the subjects related to hand motions will be incorporated along with robotic exoskeleton in the control scheme of the rehabilitation therapy. In this project we aim to develop a low cost robotic exoskeleton for fingers and wrist movements system with integrated software interface to restore various hand functions in stroke patients.