一个柔软的,基于协同作用的机器人手套,用于抓住辅助
Ryan Alicea1, Michele Xiloyannis2,3, Domenico Chiaradia4
1Assistive Robotics and Interactive ExoSuits (ARIES) Lab, Institute for Computer Engineering (ZITI), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Wearable technologies
|March 15, 2024
概括
这种机器人手套可以提高脊髓损伤患者的手部功能. 一项初步研究显示,掌握测试有50%的改善,有助于日常活动.
科学领域:
- 机器人技术 机器人技术 机器人技术
- 康复工程 康复工程 康复工程
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
背景情况:
- 脊髓损伤 (SCI) 通常会损害手的功能,限制独立.
- 现有的辅助设备可能是繁的或缺乏多功能性.
- 恢复抓住能力对于日常生活活动 (ADL) 至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了介绍一种新的柔软,肌驱动的机器人手套,用于抓握增强.
- 为患有后SCI的个人提供康复援助.
- 为了评估手套在改善手的功能的有效性.
主要方法:
- 手套采用了低动感设计和姿势协同作用,以实现与单一执行器的多功能抓取.
- 设备效率和力输出线性被表征为圆柱形和抓.
- 一项初步的案例研究涉及一名患有C7不完整SCI的参与者进行盒子和块测试.
主要成果:
- 这款轻量级,易于佩戴的手套为ADLs产生了足够的力.
- 强力输出在圆柱形和捏握配置中都是线性的.
- 协同启发的启动最小改变了手指之间的自然力分布.
- 参与者在盒子和块测试 (6对4块) 中表现出50%的改善.
结论:
- 柔软的机器人手套有效地增加了抓取能力,并有助于SCI康复.
- 低功率和基于协同的设计为辅助设备提供了一个有前途的方法.
- 手套显示了提高SCI患者的功能表现的潜力.
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