Development of a Teleoperated Knee Rehabilitation System Base on the Industry 4.0 Model

Abstract

Health Care Institutions in Colombia are geographically distributed irregularly. The entities that provide specialized services, such as physical rehabilitation, are concentrated in the main cities. Although the coverage of the Colombian health system has increased in recent years. Barriers to access to health services, such as geographic vulnerability and the cost of transportation to rehabilitation centers, continue to be a problem that is felt in the country. This project presents a control system for teleoperation via the internet of a technological aid for physical rehabilitation of the knee based on the industry 4.0 model. For this, a design methodology is proposed that integrates several resources and tools from various areas, including mechanical, electronic, and information technology, such as SysML, distributed control, databases, and rehabilitation devices, among others. As a result, a functional prototype of the system is achieved that allows us to technically evaluate an infrastructure that allows patients to perform their procedures without moving long distances from their place of residence. In addition, the implementation of the Industry 4.0 model allows us to have an integral vision of the system, facilitating later scalability of the project such as the implementation of a predictive maintenance program.