Presentation of textile pneumatic muscle prototypes applied in an upper limb active suit experimental model

Belforte, Guido; Eula, Gabriella; Ivanov, Alexandre; Raparelli, Terenziano; Sirolli, Silvia Alessandra

doi:10.1080/00405000.2017.1368111

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“…Additionally, for wearable rehabilitation robots, especially upper limb exoskeleton, the heavy weight and complex mechanism of the devices cause external burden for patients and arise control difficulties. Recent researches employed advanced materials and manufacturing technology to make robots more lightweight and strengthen the output assistance, for example, using advanced soft elastic driving material [109,110], carbon fibers [111], hybrid-driven technology [112][113][114][115] and 3D printed materials [34,40,116]. Moreover the compliance and morphology of wearable robots preclude the use of many conventional sensors including encoders, metal or semi-conductor strain gauges, or inertial measurement units.…”

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confidence: 99%

Design and control of soft rehabilitation robots actuated by pneumatic muscles: State of the art

Liu

Zuo

Zhu

et al. 2020

Future Generation Computer Systems

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Design and control of soft rehabilitation robots actuated by pneumatic muscles: State of the art

Liu

Zuo

Zhu

et al. 2020

Future Generation Computer Systems

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“…They are compliant and can be placed along the limb to distribute the contact pressure [19][20][21][22]. The main disadvantages of pneumatic actuation lie in the low bandwidth and in the non-linearity [23][24][25][26][27]. Moreover, they need compressors and tanks, which impact the portability of the system.…”

Section: Pneumatic Actuationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review

Bardi

Gandolla

Braghin

et al. 2022

J NeuroEngineering Rehabil

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Introduction Soft robotic wearable devices, referred to as exosuits, can be a valid alternative to rigid exoskeletons when it comes to daily upper limb support. Indeed, their inherent flexibility improves comfort, usability, and portability while not constraining the user’s natural degrees of freedom. This review is meant to guide the reader in understanding the current approaches across all design and production steps that might be exploited when developing an upper limb robotic exosuit. Methods The literature research regarding such devices was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The investigated features are the intended scenario, type of actuation, supported degrees of freedom, low-level control, high-level control with a focus on intention detection, technology readiness level, and type of experiments conducted to evaluate the device. Results A total of 105 articles were collected, describing 69 different devices. Devices were grouped according to their actuation type. More than 80% of devices are meant either for rehabilitation, assistance, or both. The most exploited actuation types are pneumatic (52%) and DC motors with cable transmission (29%). Most devices actuate 1 (56%) or 2 (28%) degrees of freedom, and the most targeted joints are the elbow and the shoulder. Intention detection strategies are implemented in 33% of the suits and include the use of switches and buttons, IMUs, stretch and bending sensors, EMG and EEG measurements. Most devices (75%) score a technology readiness level of 4 or 5. Conclusion Although few devices can be considered ready to reach the market, exosuits show very high potential for the assistance of daily activities. Clinical trials exploiting shared evaluation metrics are needed to assess the effectiveness of upper limb exosuits on target users.

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“…The results showed that the exoskeleton reduces the compressive load on the rachis and the anatomical muscle force by about 35% and 43%, respectively. [78,79]; (e) active suit for upper limbs [80].…”

Section: Rehabilitation and Wearable Devicementioning

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“…The authors designed a passive upper limb exoskeleton based on MKMs to assist workers in keeping their arms in an elevated position (Figure 15d). The exoskeleton improves the performances of workers in [78,79]; (e) active suit for upper limbs [80].…”

Section: Rehabilitation and Wearable Devicementioning

confidence: 99%

The Research on Soft Pneumatic Actuators in Italy: Design Solutions and Applications

2022

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Interest in soft actuators has increased enormously in the last 10 years. Thanks to their compliance and flexibility, they are suitable to be employed to actuate devices that must safely interact with humans or delicate objects or to actuate bio-inspired robots able to move in hostile environments. This paper reviews the research on soft pneumatic actuators conducted in Italy, focusing on mechanical design, analytical modeling, and possible application. A classification based on the geometry is proposed, since a wide set of architectures and manufacturing solutions are available. This aspect is confirmed by the extent of scenarios in which researchers take advantage of such systems’ improved flexibility and functionality. Several applications regarding bio-robotics, bioengineering, wearable devices, and more are presented and discussed.

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Presentation of textile pneumatic muscle prototypes applied in an upper limb active suit experimental model

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Design and control of soft rehabilitation robots actuated by pneumatic muscles: State of the art

Design and control of soft rehabilitation robots actuated by pneumatic muscles: State of the art

Upper limb soft robotic wearable devices: a systematic review

The Research on Soft Pneumatic Actuators in Italy: Design Solutions and Applications

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