Development and testing of hand exoskeletons /

Development and testing of hand exoskeletons /

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Author / Creator:	Bianchi, Matteo.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2020.
Description:	1 online resource (116 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Springer Theses Springer theses.
Subject:	Robotic exoskeletons. Hand -- Wounds and injuries. Hand -- Wounds and injuries. Robotic exoskeletons.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12603562

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ISBN:	9783030376857 3030376850 9783030376840 3030376842
Notes:	"Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Florence, Italy." Includes bibliographical references. Print version record.
Summary:	This book describes the development of portable, wearable, and highly customizable hand exoskeletons to aid patients suffering from hand disabilities. It presents an original approach for the design of human hand motion assistance devices that relies on (i) an optimization-based kinematic scaling procedure, which guarantees a significant adaptability to the user's hands motion, and (ii) a topology optimization-based design methodology, which allowed the design of a lightweight, comfortable device with a high level of performance. The book covers the whole process of hand exoskeleton development, from establishing a new design strategy, to the construction and testing of hand exoskeleton prototypes, using additive manufacturing techniques. As such, it offers timely information to both researchers and engineers developing human motion assistance systems, especially wearable ones.
Other form:	Print version: Bianchi, Matteo. Development and Testing of Hand Exoskeletons. Cham : Springer, ©2020 9783030376840
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-030-37

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Mathematical background
Optimization-based scaling procedure
ABS hand exoskeleton prototypes: experimental results
Aluminum hand exoskeleton prototype
Conclusion.