Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
Previously, our electronic components were placed loosely around and was not attached securely to any part of our device. This was because we were still in the prototyping stage and we did not want to fix down the position of
To improve the user interface, we decided to colour code the control to differentiate between the fingers. Additionally, when the button is pressed, the colour of the button would change as well. The code we used is as such: #include
Our first tinkering experience with the Annikken Andee U shield proved that it is possible for us to use it to control our product! We did further work on the coding to create widgets which could control the various fingers
While waiting for our parts to print, we explored the possibility of using the Annikken Andee U shield (https://www.annikken.com/andee-u) to control our motors. Using the shield, we are able to create widgets on our phone screen and connect to the
Force Required In order to facilitate rehabilitation, an important function of our device is to open the hands of patients who experience spasticity. To do this, our device must be able to overcome the muscle tone in a spastic patient’s
Instead of using mechanical switches, we decided to use keyboard controls for further tests on our prototype. This is because we will be controlling 5 individual motors and it would be neater to use our keyboard input for control of
For a stroke patient with muscle spasticity, their hands are often clenched closed. Thus, to help with the unclenching of the fist, our device requires a string or cable that pulls and decreases in length to extend the fingers, and
After deciding on proceeding with the slider design and doing the necessary calculations, we printed out the first prototypes for the index finger of our hand. As the original design had an extra degree of freedom, this gave rise to