Naslov
Towards Supervised Robot-assisted Physical Therapy after Hand Fractures

Autori
Hrabar, Ivan ; Čelan, Bruno ; Matić, Dora ; Jerković, Nikola ; Kovačić, Zdenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2021) / - Split, 2021, 1-6

Skup
29th Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2021)

Mjesto i datum
Hvar, Hrvatska, 23.09.2021. - 25.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
humanoid robot, Pepper, rehabilitation, robot assisted physical therapy, neural networks

Sažetak
This paper reports on robotic support for physical therapists during rehabilitation after hand fractures. The robotic assistance is based on a humanoid robot Pepper, which is configured to demonstrate and eventually supervise 18 standard rehabilitation exercises. Pepper first explains to a patient how an exercise should be performed, then repeats the instructions and counts how many times an exercise has been correctly repeated. At the same time, he converses with the patient to increase motivation to continue exercising. A neural network based approach has been proposed to automatically detect the patient’s performance. It was found that by using the collected datasets (images) to interpret American and Arabic sign languages, it is possible to obtain a reliable feedback on the exercise performance, allowing a decision on the number of successful repetitions for each exercise. Finally, some challenges encountered are highlighted and their possible solutions are discussed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Elektrotehnika, Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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