Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators

Al-Fahaam, H; Davis, ST; Nefti-Meziani, S

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe the design of a
soft, wearable splint for wrist joint rehabilitation, based on
pneumatic soft actuators. The extensor bending and the
contraction types of pneumatic soft actuators have been adopted in this study. These actuators are shown to be appropriate by examining their characteristics. The main contributions of this study are developing a safe, lightweight, soft and small actuator for direct human interaction, designing a novel single portable wearable soft robot capable of performing all wrist rehabilitation
movements, and using low-cost materials to create the device. Three modes of rehabilitation exercises in the exoskeleton are involved: Flexion/Extension, Radial/Ulnar deviation, and circular movements.

Citation

Al-Fahaam, H., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2016, October). Wrist rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on pneumatic soft actuators. Presented at International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE),, Newcastle UK

• Presentation Conference Type: Other
• Conference Name: International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE),
• Conference Location: Newcastle UK
• Start Date: Oct 20, 2016
• End Date: Oct 21, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 9, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jun 19, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: May 15, 2019
• Book Title: 2016 International Conference for Students on Applied Engineering (ICSAE)
• ISBN: 9781467390538;-9781467390286
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSAE.2016.7810241
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICSAE.2016.7810241
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