Development of a hand rehabilitation system to prevent contracture for finger joints based on the therapy of occupational therapists (Massage a hand and range of motion exercises using pneumatic soft actuators)

There has been increased interest in use of pneumatic actuators in many fields, such as medical care and welfare. In particular, proposed pneumatic soft actuator with soft material has many advantages such as low mass, flexibility, safety and user-friendliness. We therefore focus on the pneumatic so...

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Main Authors: Hironari TANIGUCHI, Shuichi WAKIMOTO, Koichi SUZUMORI
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2014-12-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/80/820/80_2014trans0348/_pdf/-char/en