Modeling and Simulation to Muscle Strength Training of Lower Limbs Rehabilitation Robots

Considering the issues of lower limb rehabilitation robots with single control strategies and poor training types, a training method for improving muscle strength was put forward in this paper. Patients' muscle strength could be achieved by targeted exercises at the end of rehabilitation. This approach could be realized through programming wires' force. On the one hand, each wires force was measured by tension sensor and force closed loop control was established to control the value of wires' force which was acted on trainees. On the other hand, the direction of output force was changed by detecting the trainees' state of motion and the way of putting load to patient was achieved. Finally, the target of enhancing patients' muscle strength was realized. Dynamic model was built by means of mechanism and training types of robots. Force closed loop control strategy was established based on training pattern. In view of the characteristics of the redundance and economy of wire control, the process for simple wire's load changes was discussed. In order to confirm the characteristics of robot control system, the controller was simulated in Matlab/Simulink. It was verified that command signal could be traced by control system availably and the load during muscle training would be provided effectively.