This paper presents the control system development of the Rutgers Ankle rehabilitation device. The “Rutgers Ankle” is a haptic interface with a Stewart platform structure driven by six double-acting pneumatic actuators. Each cylinder input is controlled by one set of on/off solenoid valves. For overall system control, an interrupt handler loop is designed based on hardware interrupts. For precise flow rate control of the solenoid valves, a PWM scheme is proposed for a set of two on/off valves. The proposed PWM logic compensates the dead band of the valve response time. A distribution method for the desired pressure differential of the two air chambers of an actuator is proposed. The method is based on the minimization of the difference between the desired and measured pressure. During experiments, one actuator achieved a rise time of 90 ms and 0.3 mm resolution in an independent position control loop. The Rutgers Ankle has a 7 Hz mechanical bandwidth and allows stiffness control for haptic interaction during rehabilitation exercises. The measured performance is believed to be sufficient for ankle rehabilitation purposes.
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ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 17–22, 2002
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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- Dynamic Systems and Control Division
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Control of the Rutgers Ankle Rehabilitation Interface
Jungwon Yoon,
Jungwon Yoon
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju, Korea
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Jeha Ryu,
Jeha Ryu
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju, Korea
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Grigore Burdea,
Grigore Burdea
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
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Rares Boian
Rares Boian
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
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Jungwon Yoon
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju, Korea
Jeha Ryu
Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Kwangju, Korea
Grigore Burdea
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Rares Boian
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
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IMECE2002-32655, pp. 787-794; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 3, 2008
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Yoon, J, Ryu, J, Burdea, G, & Boian, R. "Control of the Rutgers Ankle Rehabilitation Interface." Proceedings of the ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. Dynamic Systems and Control. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. November 17–22, 2002. pp. 787-794. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2002-32655
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