Prototype of the stand for study range of motion of a wrist joint

Authors: Scherbak O.Yu., Maslennikov A.L.
Published in issue: #5(22)/2018
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2018-5-315
Category: Medical sciences | Chapter: Medical equipment and devices
Keywords: wrist joint, range of motion, inertial measurement unit, surface electromyography, laboratory stand prototype, Arduino, goniometers, motion capture systems
Published: 16.05.2018

In medical institutions to compute range of motion of the wrist joint goniometers are typically used. However, accuracy of such measurements is low. Motion capture systems are expensive and not used for that purpose despite the fact that the resulting range of motion accuracy is high. This paper describes the proposed prototype of the stand for study wrist joint range of motion. Technical specifications for the stand and its sensors are formulated. In comparison with analogues, the proposed system will have small cost and high enough accuracy, which could be achieved by utilizing inertial measurement units. Surface electromyography sensors will be used to study range of motion by muscle activity.

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