A Spatial Augmented Reality Rehab System for Post-Stroke Hand Rehabilitation

نویسندگان

  • Hossein Mousavi Hondori
  • Maryam Khademi
  • Lucy Dodakian
  • Steven C. Cramer
  • Cristina V. Lopes
چکیده

This paper features a Spatial Augmented Reality system for rehabilitation of hand and arm movement. The table-top home-based system tracks a subject's hand and creates a virtual audio-visual interface for performing rehabilitation-related tasks that involve wrist, elbow, and shoulder movements. It measures range, speed, and smoothness of movements locally and can send the real-time photos and data to the clinic for further assessment. To evaluate the system, it was tested on two normal subjects and proved functional.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Studies in health technology and informatics

دوره 184  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013