Design and Development of an Elbow Exoskeleton for Home Therapy

Abstract

Medical robotic systems might play an important role by assisting the healthcare personal by allowing patients to continue their therapy at home and protecting the healthcare personal and patients from COVID-19 with social distancing [1]. This article describes the design and development of an elbow exoskeleton. The design follows a methodology based on the ISO 9241, that deals with problems of anatomical design of the device, types of control, and user-centered design (UCD), to develop a medical robotic rehabilitation device that supports the healthcare professional and suits the needs of the rehabilitation user.