In this paper, a novel exoskeleton linkage is proposed for finger motion assistance in rehabilitation therapies because of reproducing finger motions. The exoskeleton linkage is composed of two chains in series giving a 2-degree-of-freedom full mechanism that is easily wearable. Design requirements are discussed to formulate a synthesis procedure whose design result gives a mechanical design for a prototype. The operation is simulated with results that are compared to experimental data with the built prototype to validate and characterize the proposed design. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Design and testing of a finger exoskeleton prototype
Carbone Giuseppe;
2019-01-01
Abstract
In this paper, a novel exoskeleton linkage is proposed for finger motion assistance in rehabilitation therapies because of reproducing finger motions. The exoskeleton linkage is composed of two chains in series giving a 2-degree-of-freedom full mechanism that is easily wearable. Design requirements are discussed to formulate a synthesis procedure whose design result gives a mechanical design for a prototype. The operation is simulated with results that are compared to experimental data with the built prototype to validate and characterize the proposed design. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019File in questo prodotto:
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