New Layouts of Fiber Reinforcements to Enable Full Finger Motion Assist with Pneumatic Multi-Chamber Elastomer Actuators
Fiber-reinforced fluid-driven elastomer actuators have enabled the production of simple, low-cost and safe hand rehabilitation devices. However, so far, the actuators support only finger flexion-extension, and little has been reported on abduction-adduction, which is essential for manipulation tasks...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Actuators |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/7/2/31 |