Design requirements for a tendon rehabilitation robot: results from a survey of engineers and health professionals

Patoğlu, Volkan and Ertek, Gürdal and Öz, Özgür and Zoroglu, Deniz and Okudan Kremer, Gül Design requirements for a tendon rehabilitation robot: results from a survey of engineers and health professionals. In: ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE 2010), Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Submitted)

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Abstract

Exoskeleton type finger rehabilitation robots are helpful in assisting the treatment of tendon injuries. A survey has been carried out with engineers and health professionals to further develop an existing finger exoskeleton prototype. The goal of the study is to better understand the relative importance of several design criteria through the analysis of survey results and to improve the finger exoskeleton accordingly. The survey questions with strong correlations are identified and the preferences of the two respondent groups are statistically compared. The results of the statistical analysis are interpreted and insights obtained are used to guide the design process. The answers to the qualitative questions are also discussed together with their design implications. Finally, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been employed for visualizing these functional requirements in relation to the customer requirements.

Item Type:	Papers in Conference Proceedings
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ210.2-211.47 Mechanical devices and figures. Automata. Ingenious mechanisms. Robots (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery > TJ227-240 Machine design and drawing R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R855-855.5 Medical technology
ID Code:	13748
Deposited By:	Gürdal Ertek
Deposited On:	10 Feb 2010 11:56
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2010 15:36

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