IMPROVEMENT CONTROL PERFORMANCE OF ANKLE REHABILITATION DEVICE USING PAM

Abstract

The requirement of the rehabilitation due to the problem with labor accident, sport and advantaged age, is so big and over the control of most hospitals, rehabilitation therapy centers, and sport centers. In addition, the human resource for physical therapy, rehabilitation and some ankle rehabilitation equipment in Cho Ray Hospital, Thong Nhat Hospital and Phana Company is so limited such as: limited operations, simple operation, fix the condition regardless the human physical conditions of the patient in order to get the best effectiveness. The device is just mechanism without automation, and need the support from the therapist. Thus, the study for manufacturing and control the ankle rehabilitation device using PAM (Pneumatic Artificial Muscle) is introduced. It focuses on making modern the therapy device, improve the effectiveness of labor, representation old device, limited operation, which are used in most hospitals, rehabilitation therapy centers, and sport centers. The device are controlled through the PC and using PID controller. All the therapy parameters are chosen by therapist and is shown through the user interface software.