Abstract
This paper describes the mechanism and control of a three degrees of freedom (3-DOF) mouth-opening and -closing training robot WY-2 (Waseda Yamanashi-2). The WY-2 is a master-slave type 3-DOF mouth opening and closing training robot. The WY-2 consists of a mechanical, actuation, sensor, and control systems. The seesaw mechanism inserted in the patient's mouth opens the mouth by squeezing the master manipulator The 6-axes force-moment sensor measures the patient's biting force. A personal computer integrates and controls the other systems. As the result of therapy using WY-2, mouth-opening distance increased from 29 to 37 [mm].
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | II-448 - II-453 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Dec 1 |
| Event | 1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics 'Human Communication and Cybernetics' - Tokyo, Jpn Duration: 1999 Oct 12 → 1999 Oct 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Hardware and Architecture