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DIGITAL CONTROL OF REHABILITATION/EXERCISE MACHINES
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (919) 929-7791
THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CONTROLLER FOR AN EXERCISE MACHINE, TO BE MARKETED SOON, CALLED THE ISOSTATION. THE ISOSTATION IS AN ELECTROHYDRAULIC REHABILITATION MACHINE WHICH PERMITS ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MOVEMENTS IN THREE DIMENSIONS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF MUSCULAR DEFICITS DUE TO TRAUMA, DISUSE, DISEASE, ACCIDENTS OR CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS TO ATHLETES AND THE AGED. PHASE I OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE BY COMPUTER SIMULATIONS THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING A MARKETABLE "REAL TIME" DIGITAL CONTROLLER FOR THE CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OPERATION OF AN INSTRUMENTED ISOSTATION. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE USED TO CHARACTERIZE THE ISOSTATION AND EVALUATE THE SOFTWARE TO BE DEVELOPED.
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