A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications
| Autor: | Claudio Melchiorri, Mohssen Hosseini, Gianluca Palli, Roberto Meattini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Hosseini, Mohssen, Meattini, Roberto, Palli, Gianluca, Melchiorri, Claudio |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
Rehabilitation Article Subject General Computer Science Computer science lcsh:Mechanical engineering and machinery medicine.medical_treatment Computer Science (all) String (computer science) Wearable computer 02 engineering and technology 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Force sensor Exoskeleton 020901 industrial engineering & automation Conceptual design Control and Systems Engineering medicine lcsh:TJ1-1570 Muscle activity 0210 nano-technology Simulation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Robotics, Vol 2017 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 1687-9619 1687-9600 |
| Popis: | The preliminary experimental study toward the implementation of an arm rehabilitation device based on a twisted string actuation module is presented. The actuation module is characterized by an integrated force sensor based on optoelectronic components. The adopted actuation system can be used for a wide set of robotic applications and is particularly suited for very compact, light-weight, and wearable robotic devices, such as wearable rehabilitation systems and exoskeletons. Thorough presentation and description of the proposed actuation module as well as the basic force sensor working principle are illustrated and discussed. A conceptual design of a wearable arm assistive system based on the proposed actuation module is presented. Moreover, the actuation module has been used in a simple assistive application, in which surface-electromyography signals are used to detect muscle activity of the user wearing the system and to regulate the support action provided to the user to reduce his effort, showing in this way the effectiveness of the approach. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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