Design and Preliminary Testing of a Soft Exosuit for Assisting Elbow Movements and Hand Grasping

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Xiloyannis, Michele, Cappello, Leonardo, Khanh Dinh, Binh, Antuvan, Chris Wilson, Masia, Lorenzo
• مؤلفون آخرون: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• التنسيق: Conference or Workshop Item
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Soft exosuit; Preliminary Testing
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83790; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41582

Most of the currently available exoskeletons for upper limbs are constrained by limited portability, ergonomics, weight and, energy-wise, autonomy. Moreover, their high cost makes them available only for the most affluent users, ruling out the majority of the population in need. By replacing rigid a...