Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design
Recently, robotics has increasingly become a companion for the human being and assisting physically impaired people with robotic devices is showing encouraging signs regarding the application of this largely investigated technology to the clinical field. As of today, however, exoskeleton design can...
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| author | Nicola Secciani Matteo Bianchi Alessandro Ridolfi Federica Vannetti Yary Volpe Lapo Governi Massimo Bianchini Benedetto Allotta |
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| description | Recently, robotics has increasingly become a companion for the human being and assisting physically impaired people with robotic devices is showing encouraging signs regarding the application of this largely investigated technology to the clinical field. As of today, however, exoskeleton design can still be considered a hurdle task and, even in modern robotics, aiding those patients who have lost or injured their limbs is surely one of the most challenging goal. In this framework, the research activity carried out by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Florence concentrated on the development of portable, wearable and highly customizable hand exoskeletons to aid patients suffering from hand disabilities, and on the definition of patient-centered design strategies to tailor-made devices specifically developed on the different users’ needs. Three hand exoskeletons versions will be presented in this paper proving the major taken steps in mechanical designing and controlling a compact and lightweight solution. The performance of the resulting systems has been tested in a real-use scenario. The obtained results have been satisfying, indicating that the derived solutions may constitute a valid alternative to existing hand exoskeletons so far studied in the rehabilitation and assistance fields. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf02a5bf8de7415fadaba426e1bb5e2c2022-12-22T01:36:22ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022019-04-01722210.3390/machines7020022machines7020022Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic DesignNicola Secciani0Matteo Bianchi1Alessandro Ridolfi2Federica Vannetti3Yary Volpe4Lapo Governi5Massimo Bianchini6Benedetto Allotta7Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyIRCCS Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, Via di Scandicci, 269, 50143 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyInstitute for Complex Systems, National Research Council, Via Madonna del Piano, 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, ItalyDepartment of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, ItalyRecently, robotics has increasingly become a companion for the human being and assisting physically impaired people with robotic devices is showing encouraging signs regarding the application of this largely investigated technology to the clinical field. As of today, however, exoskeleton design can still be considered a hurdle task and, even in modern robotics, aiding those patients who have lost or injured their limbs is surely one of the most challenging goal. In this framework, the research activity carried out by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Florence concentrated on the development of portable, wearable and highly customizable hand exoskeletons to aid patients suffering from hand disabilities, and on the definition of patient-centered design strategies to tailor-made devices specifically developed on the different users’ needs. Three hand exoskeletons versions will be presented in this paper proving the major taken steps in mechanical designing and controlling a compact and lightweight solution. The performance of the resulting systems has been tested in a real-use scenario. The obtained results have been satisfying, indicating that the derived solutions may constitute a valid alternative to existing hand exoskeletons so far studied in the rehabilitation and assistance fields.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/7/2/22biomechanical engineeringwearable roboticshand exoskeletonmechanism design and optimizationkinematic analysismechatronics |
| spellingShingle | Nicola Secciani Matteo Bianchi Alessandro Ridolfi Federica Vannetti Yary Volpe Lapo Governi Massimo Bianchini Benedetto Allotta Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design Machines biomechanical engineering wearable robotics hand exoskeleton mechanism design and optimization kinematic analysis mechatronics |
| title | Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design |
| title_full | Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design |
| title_fullStr | Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design |
| title_short | Tailor-Made Hand Exoskeletons at the University of Florence: From Kinematics to Mechatronic Design |
| title_sort | tailor made hand exoskeletons at the university of florence from kinematics to mechatronic design |
| topic | biomechanical engineering wearable robotics hand exoskeleton mechanism design and optimization kinematic analysis mechatronics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/7/2/22 |
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