JP2018524055A - Pegboard type rehabilitation training system - Google Patents

Abstract

A rehabilitation training system for use in rehabilitation training for a patient suffering from brain injury is provided.
A main device in which a plurality of unit modules are arranged on a plane at a specific interval, a board plate inserted into or coupled to the main device and having a plurality of holes, and inserted into each hole of the board plate. A plurality of pegs in a possible form, and the unit module includes a sensor module that detects insertion in a hole of the peg and a light source module that outputs light of a specific color, and the light source module includes: When the board is inserted into the main device, output light is provided to the outside through a hole in the board.
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Description

The present invention relates to a rehabilitation training system, and more particularly to a rehabilitation training device used during rehabilitation training for a stroke patient or the like.

In general, in the case of a patient who has suffered brain damage such as a stroke, a tool for gradual recovery of basic cognitive and motor functions is needed to return to normal life.

For this reason, patients have been performing rehabilitation treatment using simple tools such as pegboards, and most of these pegboards have a large number of blocks inserted into a fixed board and have a specific pattern or shape. It is configured to be completed.

On the other hand, in order to provide the patient with the most effective treatment method based on the data accumulated in performing the rehabilitation treatment, the process of training using the rehabilitation treatment device such as the pegboard and the record of the result according to the training process And the present situation is that the analysis is demanded closely.

Problems to Solve the Invention

Conventional pegboards are limited in form of construction and cannot fully consider the rehabilitation training system for patients with brain damage, and are insufficient to develop a variety of patient sensations. .

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, the purpose of which is to recognize the position of the hole where the user outputs the light source, and insert a peg having a shape corresponding to the hole, The object is to provide a rehabilitation training system that is more suitable for rehabilitation exercise of brain injury patients.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the problem mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by ordinary engineers from the following description.

In order to solve the above problems, a rehabilitation training system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main device in which a plurality of unit modules are arranged on a plane at a specific interval, and a plurality of unit modules that are inserted or coupled to the main device. And a plurality of pegs that can be inserted into the respective holes of the board plate, the unit module includes a sensor module that detects insertion in the hole of the peg, and a specific color. The light source module is configured to provide output light to the outside through a hole in the board plate when the board plate is inserted into the main device.

The board may include a plurality of holes having different shapes or sizes, and the plurality of pegs may have an insertion portion corresponding to the shape or size of the holes.

Furthermore, the hole of the board board is formed in a size such that when inserted into the main device, a plurality of unit modules are arranged inside, and the plurality of unit modules are formed of unit modules arranged inside one hole. It is controlled to sense only one of them, or the same sensing condition is provided to the whole unit module arranged in one hall.

The sensor module is a hall sensor.

In addition, a control unit for determining an evaluation condition for calculating a training result based on the light output condition of the light source module and the sensing data received from the sensor module is further included.

Further, when an application installed or included in the mobile terminal corresponds to the control unit, the application sets a training mode according to a request of a user, and sets the light output condition corresponding to the training mode to the main device. , Receiving the sensing data of the plurality of sensing modules from the main device, and applying the evaluation condition according to the training mode to evaluate a training result.

The control unit may further include a display unit that provides a user interface for setting at least one of training mode, difficulty level, game type, peg type, and board type. The light output condition and the evaluation condition are set based on input data received via the network.

Further, the control unit calculates a time taken for the peg to be inserted after the light source module at a specific position outputs the light source, and calculates the time by applying the time to the evaluation condition. To do.

  Further, the control unit requests optical output from a plurality of selection unit modules, and when the plurality of selection unit modules detect the pegs, determines that the training has been achieved. It is a unit module arranged at a specific position for forming a shape.

Furthermore, the control unit determines whether sensing data is received from each unit module at the start of training, and requests peg removal guidance.

Other specific details of the invention are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the above-described present invention, there is an effect that the user can perform rehabilitation training in a fun and active manner by inserting pegs having various shapes or sizes into the position of the hole where the user outputs the light source.

In addition, rehabilitation training using pegs can be performed in a game, and rehabilitation training can be performed without the patients getting bored.

Furthermore, since the user can select a training mode, a difficulty level, a game type, and the like, the rehabilitation training can be performed more finely.

In addition, when a user receives a training result, the user's degree of rehabilitation training performance can be effectively confirmed.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by ordinary engineers from the following description.

It is a perspective view of the rehabilitation training system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded view of the rehabilitation training system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method in which a user according to an embodiment of the present invention performs rehabilitation training using a board and a peg. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the main apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing a process in which a user according to an embodiment of the present invention performs rehabilitation training. It is drawing which shows roughly a mode that the some selection unit module which concerns on other embodiment of this invention is outputting light. 6 is a schematic view illustrating a unit module outputting a light source in order to provide a hint to a user according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, and can be realized in various forms different from each other. However, the present embodiment is provided in order to complete the disclosure of the present invention and to allow those who have ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs to fully understand the scope of the invention. It is only defined by the scope of the claims.

The terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, the singular includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise. As used herein, “comprises” and / or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components other than the listed components. Throughout the specification, the same reference number indicates the same component, and “and / or” includes each and every combination of one or more of the referenced components. Of course, even if “first”, “second”, etc. are used to describe various components, these components are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Therefore, it is needless to say that the first component mentioned below can be the second component within the technical idea of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) are used as meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. be able to. Also, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless expressly defined otherwise.

The spatially relative terms “below”, “beneath”, “lower”, “above”, “upper”, etc. are shown in the drawing. As such, it can be used to easily describe the correlation between one component and another. Spatial relative terms are to be understood as terms that include different directions of each component in use or operation in addition to the directions shown in the drawings. For example, when a component shown in the drawing is turned over, a component described as “below” or “beneath” of another component is “above” the other component. Can be placed on. Thus, the exemplary term “down” can include both down and up directions. The components can also be oriented in other directions, so that spatially relative terms can be interpreted as a function of orientation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rehabilitation training system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the rehabilitation training system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a rehabilitation training system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main device 110, a board plate 120, and a plurality of pegs 130.

In the main device 110, a plurality of unit modules are arranged at specific intervals on a plane. The unit module may include a sensor module that detects insertion of the peg 130 in a hole and a light source module that outputs light of a specific color.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the sensor module and the light source module may be disposed adjacent to each other or may be disposed above and below. For example, when arranged vertically, the sensor module can be located at the top and the light source module can be arranged below, so that a plurality of modules can be specified according to the configuration of the area and height of the main device 110. At the same time, it can be arranged at a high degree of aggregation.

In another embodiment of the present invention, since the light source module can be composed of LEDs having a plurality of colors, the output light having a plurality of colors is sequentially supplied from the outside through the holes of the board 120, or It can be confirmed at the same time.

In an exemplary embodiment, the unit modules may be arranged in a grid pattern at a specific interval on a plane of the main device 110, and the shape and size of a plurality of holes formed in the board plate 120 may be the board plate. Is inserted into the main device, the shape and size of the light source module are not limited as long as the output light of the light source module can be confirmed from the outside through the hole of the board 120.

Further, when the board 120 is inserted into the main device 110, the unit module is formed so as to have a size that can be disposed inside each hole 122 constituting the board 120. In another embodiment of the present invention, when a plurality of the unit modules are configured, the plurality of unit modules are formed in a size that can be disposed inside each hole 122 that configures the board 120. You can also. Accordingly, the plurality of unit modules are controlled to sense only one of the plurality of unit modules arranged in one hole 122 in order to recognize that the peg 130 is inserted into the hole 122. Alternatively, the entire unit modules may be controlled to provide the same sensing condition.

The board 120 has a structure that can be inserted into or coupled to the main device 110 and includes a plurality of holes. The holes 122 may have the same shape or different shapes. For example, the plurality of holes 122 may be configured with the same shape and size, and may be configured with a plurality of holes 122 having the same shape but different sizes. Both can be configured differently.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the board 120 may include holes 122 having various sizes or shapes depending on the difficulty, and the difficulty of training is increased by replacing the board 120. Or you can lower it.

The plurality of pegs 130 can be inserted into the holes of the board 120. A user (eg, a patient) can grasp the peg 130 by hand, thereby inserting the peg 130 into a hole in the board 120. Since the peg 130 may have various sizes or shapes, the user can obtain different training effects depending on the size and form of the peg 130. For example, if the peg 130 has an asymmetric insertion portion and at the same time has a relatively small size compared to other pegs 130, a user who performs training for insertion into the hole 122 using the peg 130 Can feel the difficulty of high training. Therefore, the user can perform training with a difficulty level suitable for the state of the user in accordance with the training for inserting the pegs 130 that match the shapes of the different holes. In another embodiment of the present invention, the pegs 130 may be formed long in the same cross-sectional shape, and may include a handle portion and an insertion portion.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a method in which a user according to an embodiment of the present invention performs rehabilitation training using a board and a peg.

First, a user (for example, a patient who needs rehabilitation training) confirms the output light output through the plurality of holes 122, and determines the shape or size of the hole 122 from which the output light is output to the outside. To grasp. Next, the user can perform training by selecting the peg 130 that matches the hole and inserting the peg 130 only into the hole 122 that outputs the output light to the outside.

In another embodiment, the rehabilitation training system further includes a control unit. The control unit plays a role of determining an evaluation condition for calculating a training result based on the light output condition of the light source module and the sensing data received from the sensor module.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The control unit 111 can be provided inside the main device 110. When the control unit 111 is provided inside the main device 110, the user can input information on the training mode using the user input unit 113 configured in the main device 110. The training mode means the type of game, the level of difficulty, and the conditions under which the light source module outputs light (for example, the light output time, the light output period, the number of light source modules that are output simultaneously), and the user By inputting information on the training mode, training suitable for the patient's condition can be performed.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 111 may be included in a user's mobile terminal. For example, since an application linked with the main apparatus 110 is installed in the mobile terminal, the user can transfer information on the training mode set by the application to the main apparatus 110 using the short-range wireless communication method. The main apparatus 110 may further include a wireless communication unit 114 for receiving information related to the training mode. Examples of the short-range communication method include Bluetooth, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and beacon ( Beacon), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), NFC (Near Field Communication), infrared communication (Infrared Data Association; IrDA), UWB (Ultra Wideband), and ZigBe can be used.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the user uses the user input unit 113 of the main device 110 or the user's mobile terminal to adjust the speed at which the light source module outputs the light source, or the sensor module moves the peg 130. The difficulty level of training can be adjusted by adjusting the recognition time.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the rehabilitation training system 100 may include a plurality of controllers. For example, the first control unit may be configured in the main device 110, and the second control unit may be configured with an application installed in the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the first control unit and the second control unit can perform the roles performed by the existing control units in a linked or distributed manner. The case where the first control unit and the second control unit perform the roles performed by the existing control unit will be described as an example. The first control unit in the main device 110 is transferred from an application. The data can be converted into a suitable form that can be provided to the unit module. The first control unit and the second control unit will be described as an example in which the roles performed by the existing control unit are distributed. The first control unit sets the light output condition of the light source module. The second control unit can perform a function of calculating a training result based on data sensed by the sensor module.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a user according to an embodiment of the present invention performs rehabilitation training.

First, in step S202, the user can set a training mode suitable for rehabilitation training.

In step S <b> 204, the light source module included in the unit module 117 can output the output light suitable for the training mode through the hole 122.

In step S206, the user confirms the output light output through the plurality of holes 122, and recognizes the shape or size of the hole 122 from which the output light is output to the outside. The peg 130 can be inserted only into the hole 122 that selects the peg 130 and outputs the output light to the outside.

In step S <b> 208, the sensor module included in the unit module 117 can detect sensing data that is information regarding whether the peg 130 is inserted into the hole 122 of the board 120. In another embodiment of the present invention, the sensor module may be a hall sensor. For example, when a magnet is included in or on one side of the peg 130, the hall sensor generates an output signal when the magnet comes close to the hall sensor as the peg 130 is inserted into the hole. Therefore, insertion can be detected. As the sensor module, an infrared sensor, a photo sensor, an optical sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like can be used, and the type thereof is not limited as long as it can detect whether or not the peg 130 is inserted.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the controller 111 may determine whether sensing data is received from each unit module at the start of training and may request the user to remove the peg 130. That is, if the peg 130 is inserted in the initial state of starting training, normal training cannot be performed, so the control unit 111 uses removal of the specific hole from which the sensing data is received with respect to the peg 130. Can be requested. The removal request can be visually provided to the user via the display unit 115 of the main device 110 or the screen of the mobile terminal, and the use can be performed via the speaker unit 116 of the main device 110 or the audio output unit of the mobile terminal. It is also possible to guide the person to request removal of the peg 130. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the controller may guide the user to request removal of the peg 130 by controlling the light source module around the peg 130 that has not been removed. it can.

In step S210, the control unit 111 can calculate a training result based on the sensing data. In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 111 may calculate a time taken for the peg 130 to be inserted after the light source module at a specific position outputs a light source, and apply the time to the evaluation condition. For example, when a mole hitting game is performed using the rehabilitation training system, after the light source module outputs a light source, the time that the sensor module senses the peg 130 is detected to determine success or failure of the performance operation requested in the game. it can.

In another embodiment of the present invention, when the application of the mobile terminal corresponds to the control unit 111, the control unit receives a plurality of the sensing data from the main apparatus 110 and applies the evaluation condition according to the training mode. The training result can be evaluated.

In other embodiments of the present invention, the main device 110 may further include a storage unit 112. Since the information on the position matched with the shape of the hole 122 of the board board 120 and the information on the difficulty corresponding to the shape are recorded in the storage unit, when the user sets the training mode, Output light suitable for the training mode can be output through the hole 122.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the main device 110 may further include a display unit 115. The display unit 115 can provide a user with a user interface for setting at least one of a training mode, a difficulty level, a game type, a peg type, and a board type. Therefore, the control unit can set the light output condition of the light source module and the evaluation condition for calculating the training result based on the user input data received via the user interface. In addition, the user input data is input through the user input unit 113 of the main device 110 or, if the display unit 115 is a touch screen, input directly through the display unit 115. You can also. In still another embodiment of the present invention, the user interface provided by the display unit 115 may be displayed in conjunction with the screen of the user's mobile terminal.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, the controller may implement various types of games for the user by controlling the output of the light source module. Therefore, the user can participate in rehabilitation training in a fun and active manner, and the effect of treatment can be enhanced. For example, when the control unit 111 requests optical output from a plurality of selection unit modules, and the plurality of selection unit modules detect the pegs 130, it can be determined that the training has been achieved. Referring to FIG. 6, the control unit requests optical output from the unit module 117 located in the hole 324 indicated by hatching among the plurality of holes 322 of the board plate 320. Accordingly, the user can check the light source output to the outside of the hole 324 indicated by the oblique lines, and can visually check the heart shape formed by the light source. For convenience of explanation, the shape is only described as a heart shape, and the controller 111 can control the plurality of unit modules 117 to form various shapes. Next, the control unit 111 can calculate the time required for the user to insert the pegs 130 into all the holes 324 constituting the heart shape, and reflect the result in the training result.

In still another embodiment of the present invention, referring to FIG. 7, the user memorizes the position of the hole 326 that outputs the light source, and inserts a peg at the position when the light source is turned off. Training can be done. In still another embodiment of the present invention, if the user cannot store the position of the hall that outputs the light source, the user can input the control unit 111 using the user input unit 113 of the main device 110 or the user's mobile terminal. You can request a hint. When receiving the hint request from the user, the control unit 111 operates the light source module located in the hole 328 related to the memory training among the holes constituting the outermost outline of the board 320. . In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the controller provides only one of the row or column information as a hint in the hole 328 associated with the memory training according to the difficulty set by the user. You can also

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, when the control unit 111 sequentially turns on and off the outputs to the plurality of light source modules, the user feels as if the hole that outputs light visually moves. The user can predict the movement of the hole that outputs the light, and can perform a training of inserting a peg into the hole where the light output is predicted. For example, the control unit 111 sequentially controls the outputs to the four light source modules in the initial stage, and sequentially controls the outputs of the three light source modules when the user correctly inserts the peg into the hole where the light output is predicted. Become. That is, each time the user inserts a peg at an accurate predicted point, the number of light source modules that are output simultaneously can be reduced.

In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 111 sets a time limit according to the training mode, the difficulty level, the game type, the peg type, and the board type, and stores information related to the time limit. It can be provided to the user via the display unit 115 of the apparatus 110 or the screen of the mobile terminal. In another embodiment of the present invention, the information regarding the time limit may be transmitted to the user through the speaker unit 116 of the main device 110 or the audio output unit of the mobile terminal.

The method or algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments of the invention may be implemented directly in hardware, implemented in software modules executed by hardware, or implemented in combination thereof. be able to. The software modules are RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), Flash Memory (Flush Memory, Flash ROM, Flash ROM, Flash ROM, Flash ROM). Alternatively, it may be incorporated in any form of computer-readable recording medium generally known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, a general engineer in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can be used without changing the technical idea and essential features of the present invention. It will be understood that it may be implemented in a specific form. Accordingly, the embodiments described above are to be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

Claims (10)

A main device in which a plurality of unit modules are arranged on a plane at a specific interval;
A board that is inserted or coupled to the main device and comprises a plurality of holes;
A plurality of pegs that can be inserted into each hole of the board plate,
The unit module is
A sensor module for detecting insertion in the hole of the peg;
A light source module that outputs light of a specific color,
The light source module is
A rehabilitation training system that provides output light to the outside through a hole in the board board when the board board is inserted into the main device. The board includes a plurality of holes having different shapes or sizes,
The rehabilitation training system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pegs have an insertion portion corresponding to the shape or size of the hole. The board board hole is
When inserted into the main device, a plurality of unit modules are formed in a size arranged inside,
The plurality of unit modules are:
It is controlled to sense only one of the unit modules arranged in one hole, or provides the same sensing condition to the whole unit module arranged in one hole. The rehabilitation training system according to claim 1. The rehabilitation training system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor module is a hall sensor. The rehabilitation training system according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that determines an evaluation condition for calculating a training result based on a light output condition of the light source module and sensing data received from the sensor module. When the application installed or included in the mobile terminal corresponds to the control unit,
The application is
A training mode is set according to the user's request, the light output condition corresponding to the training mode is transferred to the main device,
The rehabilitation training system according to claim 5, wherein sensing data of the plurality of sensing modules is received from the main device, and the training result is evaluated by applying the evaluation condition according to the training mode. A display unit for providing a user interface for setting at least one of a training mode, a difficulty level, a game type, a peg type, and a board type;
The rehabilitation training system according to claim 5, wherein the control unit sets the light output condition and the evaluation condition based on input data received via a user interface. The controller is
After the light source module at a specific position outputs the light source, calculate the time it takes for the peg to be inserted,
The rehabilitation training system according to claim 5, wherein the time is applied to the evaluation condition and calculated. The controller is
Request optical output from multiple selected unit modules,
When the plurality of selected unit modules as a whole detect the peg, it is determined that training has been achieved,
The rehabilitation training system according to claim 5, wherein the selected unit module is a unit module arranged at a specific position for forming a specific shape. The controller is
6. The rehabilitation training system according to claim 5, wherein at the start of training, it is determined whether sensing data is received from each unit module, and a request for peg removal is requested.