scholarly journals Kinematics and Dynamics Analysis of a 3-DOF Upper-Limb Exoskeleton with an Internally Rotated Elbow Joint

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Qiuzhi Song ◽  
Xiaoguang Wang ◽  
Pengzhan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Elbow Joint ◽  
Kinematics And Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Analysis ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton

Design and Modelling 4 DOFs Upper Limb Exoskeleton

2016 ◽  
Vol 823 ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
Dan Mândru ◽  
Olimpiu Tǎtar ◽  
Simona Noveanu ◽  
Alexandru Ianoşi-Andreeva-Dimitrova
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Kinematic Analysis ◽  
Shoulder Joint ◽  
Elbow Joint ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Robotic Rehabilitation ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
Rehabilitation System ◽  
Wearable Exoskeleton

Based on upper limb’s biomechanisms, in this paper, a robotic rehabilitation system is presented. It is designed as a 4 DOFs wearable exoskeleton applicable for repetitive practice of passive or active movements of the arm in shoulder joint and forearm in elbow joint. The kinematic analysis of the proposed system is followed by the 3D model and a description of the developed prototype.

scholarly journals Implementation of an Upper-Limb Exoskeleton Robot Driven by Pneumatic Muscle Actuators for Rehabilitation

Actuators ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Chun-Ta Chen ◽  
Wei-Yuan Lien ◽  
Chun-Ting Chen ◽  
Yu-Cheng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Elbow Joint ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Sliding Mode Controller ◽  
Pneumatic Muscle ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
Exoskeleton Robot ◽  
Fuzzy Sliding Mode ◽  
Steel Cables ◽  
Muscle Actuators

Implementation of a prototype of a 4-degree of freedom (4-DOF) upper-limb exoskeleton robot for rehabilitation was described in this paper. The proposed exoskeleton robot has three DOFs at the shoulder joint and one DOF at the elbow joint. The upper-limb exoskeleton robot is driven by pneumatic muscle actuators (PMA) via steel cables. To implement the passive rehabilitation control, the rehabilitation trajectories expressed in the Fourier series were first planned by the curve fitting. The fuzzy sliding mode controller (FSMC) was then applied to the upper-limb exoskeleton robot for rehabilitation control. Several rehabilitation scenarios were carried out to validate the designed PMA-actuated exoskeleton robot.

An Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Pinpointed Muscular Exercises With Overextension Injury Prevention

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzong-Ming Wu ◽  
Shu-Yi Wang ◽  
Dar-Zen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Elbow Joint ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Shoulder Abduction ◽  
Muscle Training ◽  
Joint Torques ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
Free Weight ◽  
Flexion Extension ◽  
Muscle Groups

Over-automated equipments and modern city life style lead to the diminishing opportunities for muscle using; however, the comfortable life is not always good for human health, and appropriate muscle training can not only enhance muscular strength and endurance but improve the health and fitness. Different kinds of ideas have been proposed for muscle training by exercise machines, which control direction of resistance for safety sake but isolate specific muscle groups to be trained. Compared with machines, free-weight exercise is a whole-body training in which human limbs can be moved on different planes to train more muscle groups. In this study, an upper limb exoskeleton design is proposed for free-weight exercise to strengthen the principal muscles of upper limb and shoulder. The upper limb exoskeleton is constituted of 3-DOF shoulder joint and 1-DOF elbow joint. The joint torques of shoulder and elbow joint of the exoskeleton match the objective joint torques from a model of free-weight exercise. The principal muscles of human arm and shoulder are training by dumbbell lateral raise, dumbbell frontal raise, dumbbell curl motion, and overhead triceps extension motion. With the arrangement of small-inertia springs, the exoskeleton is capable of preventing the muscle from injuries caused by the huge inertia change. The evaluation of the model was conducted by using isokinetic dynamometer to measure shoulder abduction-adduction, shoulder flexion-extension, and elbow flexion-extension for the male and female adults, and the results matched with the data obtained from the derived model.

Novel Adaptive Reaching Law for Sliding Mode Control of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton Robot*

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brahim Brahmi ◽  
Khaled El-Monajjed ◽  
Mohammad Habibur Rahman ◽  
Tanvir Ahmed ◽  
Claude El-Bayeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sliding Mode Control ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Reaching Law ◽  
Mode Control ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
Exoskeleton Robot

scholarly journals A 4-DOF Upper Limb Exoskeleton for Physical Assistance: Design, Modeling, Control and Performance Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5865
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ahsan Gull ◽  
Mikkel Thoegersen ◽  
Stefan Hein Bengtson ◽  
Mostafa Mohammadi ◽  
Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Tracking Control ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Trajectory Tracking Control ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
Human Upper Limb

Wheelchair mounted upper limb exoskeletons offer an alternative way to support disabled individuals in their activities of daily living (ADL). Key challenges in exoskeleton technology include innovative mechanical design and implementation of a control method that can assure a safe and comfortable interaction between the human upper limb and exoskeleton. In this article, we present a mechanical design of a four degrees of freedom (DOF) wheelchair mounted upper limb exoskeleton. The design takes advantage of non-backdrivable mechanism that can hold the output position without energy consumption and provide assistance to the completely paralyzed users. Moreover, a PD-based trajectory tracking control is implemented to enhance the performance of human exoskeleton system for two different tasks. Preliminary results are provided to show the effectiveness and reliability of using the proposed design for physically disabled people.

scholarly journals A Novel Inverse Kinematics Method for Upper-Limb Exoskeleton under Joint Coordination Constraints

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Dalla Gasperina ◽  
Keya Ghonasgi ◽  
Ana C. de Oliveira ◽  
Marta Gandolla ◽  
Alessandra Pedrocchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Joint Coordination ◽  
Upper Limb Exoskeleton
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