Research and Development of A Kinect Based Virtual System for Upper Limb Rehabilitation_Journal of Biomedical Engineering

Authors：

 DINGWeili ¹ , ZHENGYazhuo ¹ , SUYuping ² , LIXiaoli ¹ , WEIXiuli ¹

1. College of Electric Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;
2. Rehabilitation Department, First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China;

Corresponding author：

DINGWeili, Email: weiye51@ysu.edu.cn

Keywords：

rehabilitation; virtual reality; serious game; Kinect

DOI：

10.7507/1001-5515.20150103

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We developed a rehabilitation system by using the virtual reality technique and the Kinect in this paper. The system combines rehabilitation training with HMI and serious game organically, and provides a game and motion database to meet different patients' demands. Extended interface of game database is provided in two ways: personalized games can be developed by Virtools and Flash games which are suitable for patients' rehabilitation can be download from the Internet directly. In addition, the system provides patients with flexible interaction and easy control mode, and also presents real time data recording. An objective and subjective evaluation method is proposed to review the effectiveness of the rehabilitation training. According to the results of short questionnaires and the evaluation results of patients' rehabilitation training, the system compared with traditional rehabilitation can record and analyze the training data, which is useful to make rehabilitation plans. More entertainment and lower cost will increase patients' motivation, which helps to increase the rehabilitation effectiveness.

Citation： DINGWeili, ZHENGYazhuo, SUYuping, LIXiaoli, WEIXiuli. Research and Development of A Kinect Based Virtual System for Upper Limb Rehabilitation. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2015, 32(3): 563-568. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.20150103 Copy

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2. MERIANS A S, JACK D, BOIAN R, et al. Virtual reality-augmented rehabilitation for patients following stroke[J]. Phys Ther, 2002, 82(9):898-915.
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4. LI J, WANG S, WANG J, et al. Development of a handexoskeleton system for index finger rehabilitation[J]. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2012, 25(2):223-233.
5. SAPOSNIK G, MAMDANI M, BAYLEY M, et al. Effectiveness of virtual reality exercises in stroke rehabilitation (EVREST):rationale, design, and protocol of a pilot randomized clinical trial assessing the Wii gaming system[J]. Int J Stroke, 2010, 5(1):47-51.
6. ADAMOVICH S V, FLUET G G, MATHAI A, et al. Design of a complex virtual reality simulation to train finger motion for persons with hemiparesis:a proof of concept study[J]. J Neuroeng Rehabil, 2009, 6:28.
7. BROEREN J, CLAESSON L, GOUDE D, et al. Virtual rehabilitation in an activity centre for community-dwelling persons with stroke[J]. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2008, 26(3):289-296.
8. USTINOVA K I, PERKINS J, SZOSTAKOWSKI L, et al. Effect of viewing angle on arm reaching while standing in a virtual environment:potential for virtual rehabilitation[J]. Acta Psychol (Amst), 2010, 133(2):180-190.
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11. CHANG Y J, CHEN S F, HUANG J D. A kinect-based system for physical rehabilitation:a pilot study for young adults with motor disabilities[J]. Res Dev Disabil, 2011, 32(6):2566-2570.
12. LLG W, SCHATTON C, SCHICKS J, et al. Video game-based coordinative training improves ataxia in children with degenerative ataxia[J]. Neurology, 2012, 79(20):2056-2060.
13. WININGER M, KIM N H, CRAELIUS W. Spatial resolution of spontaneous accelerations in reaching tasks[J]. J Biomech, 2009, 42(1):29-34.
14. ADAMOVICH S V, MERIANS A S, BOIAN R, et al. A virtual reality-based exercise system for hand rehabilitation post-stroke[J]. Presence-Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 2005, 14(2):161-174.

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