A General Purpose Robotic Hand Exoskeleton With Series Elastic Actuation

• Published in: Journal of mechanisms and robotics Vol. 11; no. 6
• Main Authors: Refour, Eric M, Sebastian, Bijo, Chauhan, Raghuraj J, Ben-Tzvi, Pinhas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2019
• Subjects: compliant mechanisms; actuators and transmissions; grasping and fixturing; wearable robots; multi-body dynamics and exoskelotons

This paper describes the design and control of a novel hand exoskeleton. A subcategory of upper extremity exoskeletons, hand exoskeletons have promising applications in healthcare services, industrial workplaces, virtual reality, and military. Although much progress has been made in this field, most...