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Development of an interactive game-based mirror image hand rehabilitation system

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To develop a hand rehabilitation device, the patient-specific heterogeneity of physical ailments must be considered in the design process to provide optimized rehabilitation. In this paper, we suggest a low-cost customized manufacturing process of a hand rehabilitation system. We first extract the length and size of the fingers based on a CMOS camera system. Then, the mechanical components of the rehabilitation system were manufactured using a 3D printer. User safety is guaranteed using a simple operation range control connector mechanism which mechanically locks up when the range of motion of each finger is exceeded for finger extension. We verified the usability of the hand rehabilitation system and applied the system to two custom interactive video games.

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  1. Division of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea

    Sangjoon J. Kim & Jung Kim

  2. Department of Industrial Design, Hanseo University, Seosan, South Korea

    Sang Yun Han

  3. Robotics R&BD Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), 143 Hanggaul-ro, Sangnok-gu, Asan, South Korea

    Gi-Hun Yang & Bummo Ahn

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Kim, S.J., Han, S.Y., Yang, GH. et al. Development of an interactive game-based mirror image hand rehabilitation system. Intel Serv Robotics 12, 149–157 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11370-018-00272-5

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