A springs actuated finger exoskeleton: From mechanical design to spring variables evaluation
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- 1 July 2017
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vol. 46, 1319-1325
Abstract
In the context of post-stroke patients, suffering of hemiparesis of the hand, robot-aided neuro-motor rehabilitation allows for intensive rehabilitation treatments and quantitative evaluation of patients' progresses. This work presents the design and evaluation of a spring actuated finger exoskeleton. In particular, the spring variables and the interaction forces between the assembly and the hand were investigated, in order to assess the effectiveness of the proposed exoskeleton.Keywords
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