SENSORS USED FOR BIOMECHANICAL REHABILITATION OF THE PARAPLEGIC LEG

An orthosis is a device applied to a part of the body to correct deformity, improve function or to relieve the symptoms of disease. A new rehabilitation mechatronical device equipped with suitable inertial sensors is presented, which enables training of a leg affected by strokes or injuries, in coordination with the movements of the other, normal, leg. The main purpose is acquiring and implementation of an intelligent orthosis used for recovery training of the subject with neuromotor problems. It is destined especially to inferior and superior limbs joints recovery but performing the corresponding exercises will affect also the muscles. It will be conceived in a modular way (the mechanic module, the electronic module and the interface module). As it was demonstrated as well in the evaluation of the actual status, this project’s subject is compliant with the European and world trends and priorities for developing robotics systems for medical recovery.