Papers
9
Total Citations
65
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About
Jian Qin is a biomedical robotics researcher whose work centers on the design, mechanism engineering, and control of rehabilitation devices for patients recovering from hemiplegia and stroke-related motor impairments. His most significant contributions lie in developing advanced ankle rehabilitation robots, most notably a series of multi-degree-of-freedom systems — including the MKA-III and a novel five-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism — that move beyond the passive, single-axis training limitations of earlier devices to offer active, multi-planar therapeutic motion. His most cited work, "Development of a three freedoms ankle rehabilitation robot for ankle training" (2015, 17 citations), exemplifies this approach by providing patients with richer, more clinically meaningful movement patterns. Beyond ankle rehabilitation, Qin has extended his research to upper limb recovery, developing a combined finger and wrist rehabilitation robot, and has explored human-like motor nerve modeling for neurological examination training. His integration of virtual reality feedback and inertial motion capture sensors into lower limb evaluation systems reflects a forward-looking commitment to data-driven, technology-enhanced therapy. Across his body of work, Qin consistently addresses the growing global demand for scalable rehabilitation solutions driven by aging populations and therapist shortages.
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- 3Development of an ankle rehabilitation robot for ankle training13 citations · 2015
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- 5Mechanism design of an ankle robot MKA-III for rehabilitation training4 citations · 2016
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- 7Development of lower limb motion detection based on LPMS4 citations · 2016
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