Finite-element analysis of some pneumatically-actuated wrist-rehabilitation equipment

The paper presents some wrist-rehabilitation equipment, actuated by a pneumatic muscle. This one drives, through a rack-pinion mechanism, a Fin Ray-type mechanism, with a view to mobilizing the injured palm. Unlike other rehabilitation equipments, the one presented in this paper, ensures the movemen...

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Main Authors: Filip Ovidiu, Deaconescu Tudor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179401005