ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT OF AN AFFORDABLE SIT- STAND EXOSKELETON FOR PARAPLEGIC PATIENT

• Main Author: Miqdad
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/47170
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The number of people with disabilities due to spinal injuries in Indonesia is increasing every year. The increase of disabled people is not followed by the development of active activity aids. Many tools available on the market are simple therapeutic aids that still don't meet the needs. Active tools still have a price that is too expensive for most Indonesians. The biomechanics research team of FTMD ITB has developed an active tool that can be used for sitting-to-stand movements. But the tools that have been developed still have many shortcomings. Therefore, in this undergraduate assignment the design and manufacture of an active-nature exoskeleton with a low cost is done. Work starts from the design of the exoskeleton. Planning starts from setting design requirement and objective, and evaluating the previous design. The results of this evaluation are fundamental to the determination of design alternatives and detailed design. Design simulation is done to ensure the strength of structure and proper functioning of mechanisms. Once the design process is complete, the mechanical drawings of the device is arranged so that production can begin. The production process consists of fabrication and assembling. The already created exoskeleton is then tested with testing without test subject and testing with test subject. The exoskeleton is used to lift test subject from sitting position to standing position. The result is a tool that can be used by subject with a high range of 150 – 184 centimeter and a maximum weight of 85 kilogram. The cost required to produce this exoskeleton is below the limit of 75 million rupiah. The final display of the tool shows this tool is portable and can be disassembled.