灵活的气动驱动连接 (Flexpal):辅助机器人的未来,以改善生活质量

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Author Spotlight: Enhancing Grasping Abilities for Hemiplegic Patients with Flexible Robotic Limbs

Published on: October 27, 2023

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Yinan Meng, Lutong Li, Helen Dawes

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]

|July 11, 2025

概括

这项研究介绍了FlexPAL,这是一款柔软的,可安装在轮椅上的辅助机器人,旨在提高安全性和舒适性. 这种灵活的机器人系统旨在改善移动障碍者日常生活辅助.

科学领域:

机器人技术机器人技术机器人技术
生物医学工程生物医学工程
辅助技术辅助技术辅助技术

背景情况:

全球有13亿人面临移动障碍,影响日常生活质量.
当前的刚性辅助机器人对有敏感健康状况的用户构成安全和舒适风险.
需要适应性强,安全的机器人解决方案来提供个人辅助.

研究的目的:

为了介绍FlexPAL,一个新的软轮椅安装辅助机器人.
为了提高安全性,舒适性和用户友好性,在每日协助行动障碍者.
为了克服刚性辅助机器人系统的局限性.

主要方法:

开发FlexPAL,一个轻量 (3.88kg) 和模块化软机器人系统.
集成灵活的气动 actuated 连接器,用于控制和温和的运动.
评估工作空间 (400x400x400毫米) 和精度 (平均误差15.95毫米) 的有效载荷为1公斤.
通过用户案例研究进行可用性评估.

主要成果:

FlexPAL展示了一种轻量级的模块化设计,可以适应用户需求.
柔软的机器人结构确保了用户在协助期间的安全和舒适.
该系统在其操作工作空间内提供精确的协助,适合日常生活活动.
最初的可用性评估表明实际应用的巨大潜力.

结论:

软轮椅安装辅助机器人,以FlexPAL为例,比刚性系统提供了显著的优势.
FlexPAL提供了更高的适应性,更好的安全性和更大的用户舒适性.
这项技术具有很高的潜力,可以为移动障碍者提供更有效的日常援助.

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