Compatibility of wrist exoskeletons with human biomechanical and neural constraints

• Main Author: Mohammad Esmaeili Malekabadi
• Other Authors: Domenico Campolo
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Robots; DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Bio-mechatronics; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Surgical assistive technology; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/62010
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Daily motor tasks are often kinematically redundant as they involve more degrees-of-freedom (DoF), for example in the human limbs, than strictly required. Humans are known to adopt motor strategies which consist of a stereotypical selection of specific postures for a given task. Such natural strateg...