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A comparison of rehabilitation robotics languages and software

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

William S. Harwin ,
Ray G. Gosine ,
Zunaid Kazi ,
David S. Lees  and
John L. Dallaway
William S. Harwin
Affiliation:
Department of Cybernetics, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AY, UK
Ray G. Gosine
Affiliation:
Medical Engineering Group, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada
Zunaid Kazi
Affiliation:
Applied Science and Engineering Laboratories, University of Delaware and the Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
David S. Lees
Affiliation:
Center for Design Research, Stanford University, Stanford, and Migration Software Systems Ltd., San Jose, California, USA
John L. Dallaway
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
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Abstract

There is a wide diversity in the functioning and programming of robots designed and programmed to assist individuals with disabilities. The planning and structure of four rehabilitation robot implementations is presented. The first is the CURL language developed for human interface and the most widely used in this field. The second, MUSIIC, explores methods for direct manipulation of objects. RoboGlyph uses symbolic constructs to assist with the direction and programming of rehabilitation robots and finally a multi-tasking operating executive is discussed that controls a bilateral head operated telerobot. These four implementations reflect a wide range of interface concepts for the intended users.

Keywords

Rehabilitation roboticsSoftwareCURL languageMUSIIC languageRoboGlyph
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , March 1997 , pp. 133 - 151
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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