Design Of Ankle Rehabilitation System And Control Using Android Platform

Mohd Mokhtar, Nur Salma (2016) Design Of Ankle Rehabilitation System And Control Using Android Platform. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

One of the most common feet injury that can occur to anyone is sprained ankle. Whether the person is active in sports or not, if their have moved their ankle in a bad position, they might get the injury. The bad position that triggers the ankle sprain is when the person try to stretch their ankle beyond their limits, resulting a tear in the ligaments. Most sprains are minor injuries that can heal with continuous treatments and rehabilitation. Without proper treatment and rehabilitation, a more severe sprain can weaken the ankle, thus making it more likely to injure the same area again. Thus, rehabilitation excersises are a must to ensure no re injury happens. This project introduces a new Ankle Rehabilitation system that involves games and uses servo motors as the actuators for the device. The Ankle Rehabilitation prototype device is a user friendly device where it can move using the user‟s free will, thus giving the patient comfort in doing the rehabilitation process. The patient will put their injured feet on top of the Ankle Rehabilitation prototype, and controlling the tilt angle of the platform using their connected android phone. The device is powered using Arduino microcontroller, and the moving mechanism of the plane is three servo motors. A game on the phone that communicates with the device will make the patient feel more relaxed and happy while doing the rehabilitation exercise thus lengthen the usage of the device.

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