Robotics engineering
Service robots are “robots which operate semi or fully autonomously to perform services useful
to the well-being of humans and equipment, excluding manufacturing operations” according to
World Robotics 2000. Some example applications areas are:
- Cleaning robots
- Inspection robots
- Domestic robots
- Medical robots
- Assistive robots (for disabled people)
- Entertainment
Rehabilitation: the entirety of medical and social means, which have the goal to restore the
functions of the patients as far as possible.
Rehabilitation robots: service robots which operate semi or fully autonomously to perform
services useful to the well-being of disabled humans. There are 4 functional areas within
rehabilitation robotics:
1. Identification and diagnostics
2. Therapy assistance
3. Prosthetics
4. Living assistance
Reasons for the existence of rehab robots:
● We have an increasing need for treatment
o More elderly people
o More diseases
● Robot therapy might be effective
o Motivating
o Accurate
o Objective
o Adaptive
● Robot therapy enables home care
Reasons why rehab robots are NOT the best option:
● Because the QALY factor is low
, ● Because proven therapy results are required first
● Because it is complex
Types of movement control associated with robots
1) Position control
● Simple and effective technique. It is cheap!
● Easy extension to trajectory control
● Parallel control loops for multiple degrees of freedom possible
● Most frequently used type of control
● More complex control algorithms possible
● Also usable for speed and force control
● Optimal gain settings depend on the load
a) Position control
Service robots are “robots which operate semi or fully autonomously to perform services useful
to the well-being of humans and equipment, excluding manufacturing operations” according to
World Robotics 2000. Some example applications areas are:
- Cleaning robots
- Inspection robots
- Domestic robots
- Medical robots
- Assistive robots (for disabled people)
- Entertainment
Rehabilitation: the entirety of medical and social means, which have the goal to restore the
functions of the patients as far as possible.
Rehabilitation robots: service robots which operate semi or fully autonomously to perform
services useful to the well-being of disabled humans. There are 4 functional areas within
rehabilitation robotics:
1. Identification and diagnostics
2. Therapy assistance
3. Prosthetics
4. Living assistance
Reasons for the existence of rehab robots:
● We have an increasing need for treatment
o More elderly people
o More diseases
● Robot therapy might be effective
o Motivating
o Accurate
o Objective
o Adaptive
● Robot therapy enables home care
Reasons why rehab robots are NOT the best option:
● Because the QALY factor is low
, ● Because proven therapy results are required first
● Because it is complex
Types of movement control associated with robots
1) Position control
● Simple and effective technique. It is cheap!
● Easy extension to trajectory control
● Parallel control loops for multiple degrees of freedom possible
● Most frequently used type of control
● More complex control algorithms possible
● Also usable for speed and force control
● Optimal gain settings depend on the load
a) Position control
