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Soft Exoskeleton Mimics Human Cough for Assisting the Expectoration Capability of SCI Patients
| العنوان: | Soft Exoskeleton Mimics Human Cough for Assisting the Expectoration Capability of SCI Patients |
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| المؤلفون: | Yan Zhang, Ziqi Wang, Qinggang Ge, Zongyu Wang, Xiangjie Zhou, Shaohang Han, Weidong Guo, Yuru Zhang, Dangxiao Wang |
| المصدر: | IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, Vol 30, Pp 936-946 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | IEEE, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medical technology LCC:Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Soft robotics, exoskeletons, rehabilitation robotics, Medical technology, R855-855.5, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950 |
| الوصف: | This paper describes the design of a bionic soft exoskeleton and demonstrates its feasibility for assisting the expectoration function rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: A human–robot coupling respiratory mechanic model is established to mimic human cough, and a synergic inspire–expire assistance strategy is proposed to maximize the peak expiratory flow (PEF), the key metric for promoting cough intensity. The negative pressure module of the exoskeleton is a soft “iron lung” using layer-jamming actuation. It assists inspiration by increasing insufflation to mimic diaphragm and intercostal muscle contraction. The positive pressure module exploits soft origami actuators for assistive expiration; it pressures human abdomen and bionically “pushes” the diaphragm upward. Results: The maximum increase in PEF ratios for mannequins, healthy participants, and patients with SCI with robotic assistance were 57.67%, 278.10%, and 124.47%, respectively. The soft exoskeleton assisted one tetraplegic SCI patient to cough up phlegm successfully. Conclusion: The experimental results suggest that the proposed soft exoskeleton is promising for assisting the expectoration ability of SCI patients in everyday life scenarios. Significance: The proposed soft exoskeleton is promising for advancing the application field of rehabilitation exoskeletons from motor functions to respiratory functions. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1558-0210 |
| العلاقة: | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9743442Test/; https://doaj.org/toc/1558-0210Test |
| DOI: | 10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3162578 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://doaj.org/article/c6baec97ed764e3db9dc6c892e91f52bTest |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.6baec97ed764e3db9dc6c892e91f52b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| تدمد: | 15580210 |
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| DOI: | 10.1109/TNSRE.2022.3162578 |