A review of the functionalities of smart walkers

被引：75

作者：

Martins, Maria ^{[1
]}

Santos, Cristina ^{[1
]}

Frizera, Anselmo ^{[2
]}

Ceres, Ramon ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minho, Ind Elect Dept, Guimaraes, Portugal

[2] Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Dept Elect Engn, Vitoria, ES, Brazil

[3] CSIC, Spanish Natl Res Council, Bioengn Grp, Madrid, Spain

来源：

MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS | 2015年 / 37卷 / 10期

关键词：

Smart walkers; FALL-PREVENTION; MOBILITY; DEVICES; AID;

D O I：

10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.07.006

中图分类号：

R318 [生物医学工程];

学科分类号：

0831 ;

摘要：

There is a need to conceptualize and improve the investigation and developments in assistive devices, focusing on the design and effectiveness of walkers in the user's rehabilitation process and functional compensation. This review surveys the importance of smart walkers in maintaining mobility and discusses their potential in rehabilitation and their demands as assistive devices. It also presents related research in addressing and quantifying the smart walker's efficiency and influence on gait. Besides, it discusses smart walkers focusing on studies related to the concept of autonomous and shared-control and manual guidance, the use of smart walkers as personal helpers to sit-to-stand and diagnostic tools for patients' rehabilitation through the evaluation of their gait. (C) 2015 IPEM. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：917 / 928

页数：12

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