Addaptive Pedalling Assistive Device (APAD)
Project Brief
Exercise programs, including cycling, are known to be an effective non-invasive treatment for a multitude of cardiovascular and musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs. About 19% of the Canadian population with lower limb injuries could benefit from rehabilitation programs. Accordingly, cycling devices form a major part of this market, presenting a huge opportunity for innovative devices that can help end users in monitoring and analyzing critical information related to their rehabilitation program. The cycle ergometer introduced in this proposal is designed to develop, validate, and test a new technology platform as a unique solution for custom-designed rehabilitation interventions, and real-time patient performance data collection and interpretation.
The Solution
At iHADLab we developed a cycling ergometer that provides adaptive training programs. This technology could be a solution to designing personalized training and rehabilitation programs for lower limb injuries. The proposed cycling device is instrumented with several biomedical sensors, enabling its use in telerehabilitation programs. The biomechanics of the training exercise, including pedal forces, moment, saddle force, handlebar forces/moments, and more, are collected and analyzed in real-time.
