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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Advancing Precision Rehabilitation Through a Sensor-Based 6-DoF Robotic Exoskeleton: Clinical Validation and Ergonomic Assessment.

Hande Argunsah, Begum Yalcin, Mehmet Alper Ergin, Gokay Coruhlu, Mustafa Yalcin, Volkan Patoglu, Zeynep Guven

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hande ArgunsahDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-5776-1797
Begum YalcinDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0002-9883-3742
Mehmet Alper ErginFaculty of Engineering, Natural Sciences of Sabancı University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey.
Gokay CoruhluFaculty of Engineering, Natural Sciences of Sabancı University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey.
Mustafa YalcinFaculty of Engineering, Natural Sciences of Sabancı University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey.
Volkan PatogluFaculty of Engineering, Natural Sciences of Sabancı University, Istanbul 34956, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-6644-3937
Zeynep GuvenDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Istanbul 34752, Turkey.

Funding

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 111M186Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey 120N523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Effective upper-extremity rehabilitation requires intensive and precise movement training, yet conventional therapies lack accurate motion tracking. Robotic exoskeletons address this limitation but are often hindered by ergonomic misalignment and limited adaptability. The AssistOn-Arm, a novel self-aligning exoskeleton, integrates ergonomic design and back-drivable actuation to enhance comfort and facilitate natural user interaction. This study aimed to assess the usability and ergonomics of the device in healthy participants and to conduct a pilot clinical evaluation in individuals with upper-extremity impairments. Thirty healthy participants and twelve patients with shoulder impairments performed predefined tasks under participant-active and device-active conditions. Kinematic data captured concurrently with AssistOn-Arm and Xsens MVN demonstrated strong agreement between conditions. Quantitative analysis revealed no significant differences (

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ErgonomicsExoskeleton DeviceRoboticsAdultBiomechanical PhenomenaEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRange of Motion, ArticularUpper Extremityassistive roboticsclinical validationergonomic designhuman–robot interactionkinematic assessmentsensor-based rehabilitationupper-extremity exoskeleton

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PMID41516523
PMCPMC12788030

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