Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study
This paper presents the development of a robotic system for the rehabilitation and quality of life improvement of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The system consists of four modules and is based on a virtual humanoid robot that is meant to motivate and encourage children in their rehabilitation p...
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| author | Zhenli Lu Yuming Luo Marko Penčić Dragana Oros Maja Čavić Verislav Đukić Rastislava Krasnik Aleksandra Mikov Marko Orošnjak |
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| description | This paper presents the development of a robotic system for the rehabilitation and quality of life improvement of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The system consists of four modules and is based on a virtual humanoid robot that is meant to motivate and encourage children in their rehabilitation programs. The efficiency of the developed system was tested on two children with CP. The effect of using the robot is an increase in the number of exercise repetitions, as well as the time spent on therapy, developing and strengthening the child’s musculature. Additionally, the children are able to produce socially acceptable gestures in the context of non-verbal communication for socialization. The main advantages of this system are its flexibility and ease of use. Besides the proposed use in CP rehabilitation, this system can be used in the rehabilitation of people recovering from surgery or injuries. Use of the proposed system significantly decreases the work load of the therapist who would be conducting the repetitive motion, allowing the therapist to see an increased number of patients. In the future, the number of different movements the robot is able to perform will be increased by way of domain-specific modelling and language. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ef8ef60e6f5343619db868a5568225252025-08-20T02:01:23ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-12-012424813810.3390/s24248138Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational StudyZhenli Lu0Yuming Luo1Marko Penčić2Dragana Oros3Maja Čavić4Verislav Đukić5Rastislava Krasnik6Aleksandra Mikov7Marko Orošnjak8School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Changshu Institute of Technology, Changshu 215500, ChinaSchool of Electrical Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224007, ChinaFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDjukic Software GmbH, D-90408 Nürnberg, GermanyFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaFaculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaThis paper presents the development of a robotic system for the rehabilitation and quality of life improvement of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The system consists of four modules and is based on a virtual humanoid robot that is meant to motivate and encourage children in their rehabilitation programs. The efficiency of the developed system was tested on two children with CP. The effect of using the robot is an increase in the number of exercise repetitions, as well as the time spent on therapy, developing and strengthening the child’s musculature. Additionally, the children are able to produce socially acceptable gestures in the context of non-verbal communication for socialization. The main advantages of this system are its flexibility and ease of use. Besides the proposed use in CP rehabilitation, this system can be used in the rehabilitation of people recovering from surgery or injuries. Use of the proposed system significantly decreases the work load of the therapist who would be conducting the repetitive motion, allowing the therapist to see an increased number of patients. In the future, the number of different movements the robot is able to perform will be increased by way of domain-specific modelling and language.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/24/8138rehabilitation training systemvirtual robotchildren with cerebral palsytherapyhuman–robot interactionsocial interaction |
| spellingShingle | Zhenli Lu Yuming Luo Marko Penčić Dragana Oros Maja Čavić Verislav Đukić Rastislava Krasnik Aleksandra Mikov Marko Orošnjak Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study Sensors rehabilitation training system virtual robot children with cerebral palsy therapy human–robot interaction social interaction |
| title | Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study |
| title_full | Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study |
| title_short | Development of a Virtual Robot Rehabilitation Training System for Children with Cerebral Palsy: An Observational Study |
| title_sort | development of a virtual robot rehabilitation training system for children with cerebral palsy an observational study |
| topic | rehabilitation training system virtual robot children with cerebral palsy therapy human–robot interaction social interaction |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/24/8138 |
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