Towards an open rehabilitation device using recumbent cycling

IGNACIO RIVEROS; LUCIANO SCHIAFFINO; ESTEBAN N. OSELLA

San Juan

Congreso; XXIII CONGRESO ARGENTINO DE BIOINGENIERÍA Y XII JORNADAS DE INGENIERÍA CLÍNICA - SABI 2022; 2022

Lower limb rehabilitation methods combination are increasing. A particular strategy combines the usageof a recumbent bicycle, with functional electrical stimulation (FES). In this context, the power to move the pedalsis generated by the activation of a FES system over different muscle groups. Many control methods for this kind ofplatforms were developed, using angular velocity as the controlled variable. In this paper we present the developmentof a FES recumbent bicycle rehabilitation platform to design and develop control strategies, with focus in minimisingthe FES related early fatigue effects. In this platform, we additionally introduced an electric motor, force sensorsover the pedals, and a surface electromyography registering system. All these implementations were performed usingdedicated embedded systems.