MGlove-TS: A modular soft glove based on twisted string actuators and flexible structures

IF 3.1 3区计算机科学 Q2 AUTOMATION & CONTROL SYSTEMS Mechatronics Pub Date : 2024-01-29 DOI:10.1016/j.mechatronics.2024.103141

M. Dragusanu , D. Troisi , B. Suthar , I. Hussain , D. Prattichizzo , M. Malvezzi

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Advances in technology, design, and manufacturing processes are leading to noticeable improvements in rehabilitation management. In this paper, we introduce MGlove-TS, an actuated soft glove based on twisted string actuators (TSAs) developed to assist and support individuals with hand impairments limiting active movements and grasping force in their rehabilitation process and in daily living. The glove is designed to be lightweight, portable, easy to wear and use, comfortable for prolonged periods, with a little encumbrance, flexible and adaptable, and highly modular. The paper presents the main features of the proposed glove and a prototype actuating the thumb and index finger in flexion/extension and adduction/abduction movements. The actuated glove prototype has been evaluated through a series of tests, whose results showed its potential usefulness.

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MGlove-TS：基于扭绳致动器和柔性结构的模块化软手套

技术、设计和制造工艺的进步正在显著改善康复管理。在本文中，我们介绍了 MGlove-TS，一种基于扭绳致动器（TSA）的致动软手套，其开发目的是在康复过程和日常生活中帮助和支持手部受损、主动运动和抓握力受限的人。该手套设计轻巧、便于携带、易于佩戴和使用、长时间佩戴舒适、占用空间小、灵活、适应性强、高度模块化。本文介绍了拟议手套的主要特点，以及拇指和食指在屈/伸和内收/外展运动中的致动原型。通过一系列测试对致动手套原型进行了评估，结果表明其具有潜在的实用性。

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Mechatronics 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

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5.90

自引率

9.10%

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审稿时长

109 days

期刊介绍： Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems thinking in the design of products and manufacturing processes. It relates to the design of systems, devices and products aimed at achieving an optimal balance between basic mechanical structure and its overall control. The purpose of this journal is to provide rapid publication of topical papers featuring practical developments in mechatronics. It will cover a wide range of application areas including consumer product design, instrumentation, manufacturing methods, computer integration and process and device control, and will attract a readership from across the industrial and academic research spectrum. Particular importance will be attached to aspects of innovation in mechatronics design philosophy which illustrate the benefits obtainable by an a priori integration of functionality with embedded microprocessor control. A major item will be the design of machines, devices and systems possessing a degree of computer based intelligence. The journal seeks to publish research progress in this field with an emphasis on the applied rather than the theoretical. It will also serve the dual role of bringing greater recognition to this important area of engineering.