Main description:

This book addresses cutting-edge topics in robotics and related technologies for rehabilitation, covering basic concepts and providing the reader with the information they need to solve various practical problems. Intended as a reference guide to the application of robotics in rehabilitation, it covers e.g. musculoskeletal modelling, gait analysis, biomechanics, robotics modelling and simulation, sensors, wearable devices, and the Internet of Medical Things.

Contents:

Section One: Medical Robotics for Rehabilitation

Chapter 1 Exoskeleton Robots: types and classification

Chapter 2 State of the Art of Exoskeleton Robots for Rehabilitation

Section Two: Musculoskeletal Modelling and Simulation

Chapter 3 Software Solution for Musculoskeletal Modelling

Chapter 4 Upper & Lower Limb Exoskeleton Robots

Section Three: Medical Sensors, Wearable devices and IoT

Chapter 5 Sensors and Motion Systems

Chapter 6 Exoskeleton Robots and Internet of Medical Things

Chapter 7 Wearable Devices for Rehabilitations Robots

Section Four: Additional Tools and Study cases

Chapter 8 Tools for Simulation and Modelling: Autodesk Inventor, MATLAB, LabView

Chapter 9 Musculoskeletal Modelling Software (MSMS): Interface and UDP Communication

Chapter 10 A Case of Study, ORTE and ALICE Rehabilitation Robots