A 3D-printed soft hand exoskeleton with finger abduction assistance

  • Min Li
  • , Yueyan Zhuo
  • , Bo He
  • , Ziting Liang
  • , Guanghua Xu
  • , Jun Xie
  • , Sicong Zhang

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Abstract

Most existing hand rehabilitation devices provide no assistance to finger abduction motions and do not control finger joints motion separately that impairs the assistance for complex motion. In this paper, we describes the design and fabrication process of a soft material 3D-printed pneumatic hand exoskeleton with finger abduction assistance and separate finger joints' flexion motion control. The performance evaluations showed that the device can carry out several kinds of grasping motion with the combination of finger flexion and abduction. Compared to existing devices, the device provides the assistance to finger abduction motions and controls finger joints motion separately, which provides better assistance to complex hand motions in rehabilitation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, UR 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages319-322
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781728132327
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Event16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, UR 2019 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 24 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

Publication series

Name2019 16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, UR 2019

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots, UR 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period24/06/1927/06/19

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