A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications
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...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf6bdbdab22440c8ade71bd6bba818b02025-08-20T02:18:58ZengWileyJournal of Robotics1687-96001687-96192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/30364683036468A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive ApplicationsMohssen Hosseini0Roberto Meattini1Gianluca Palli2Claudio Melchiorri3Università di Bologna (DEI), Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, ItalyUniversità di Bologna (DEI), Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, ItalyUniversità di Bologna (DEI), Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, ItalyUniversità di Bologna (DEI), Viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, ItalyThe 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3036468 |
| spellingShingle | Mohssen Hosseini Roberto Meattini Gianluca Palli Claudio Melchiorri A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications Journal of Robotics |
| title | A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications |
| title_full | A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications |
| title_short | A Wearable Robotic Device Based on Twisted String Actuation for Rehabilitation and Assistive Applications |
| title_sort | wearable robotic device based on twisted string actuation for rehabilitation and assistive applications |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3036468 |
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