156 OMR
Magnetorheological orthoses for upper limb rehabilitation
Intervention area
Mobility
Start date
January 1, 2023
End date
January 1, 2025
The mandate consists of adapting the design of three ortheses for upper limb rehabilitation (elbow, wrist, fingers) developed at the Centre d’investigations cliniques et d’innovations technologies (CIC 1429) de l’Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches (France) by replacing the brushless gearmotor actuators by magnetorheological actuators, to provide better compliance. A user interface and system to monitor and use these orthoses at home are also to be developed using OpenTera.
Lead applicant
Jean-Sébastien Plante
Université de Sherbrooke
Génie mécanique
9 INTER mandates
Team
François Michaud
Université de Sherbrooke
Génie électrique
35 INTER mandates