A review on wearable technologies for tremor suppression

JS Lora-Millan, G Delgado-Oleas, J Benito-León… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Tremor is defined as a rhythmic, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part. Although
everyone exhibits a certain degree of tremor, some pathologies lead to very disabling …

[HTML][HTML] Soft gloves: A review on recent developments in actuation, sensing, control and applications

M Tiboni, C Amici - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
Interest in soft gloves, both robotic and haptic, has enormously grown over the past decade,
due to their inherent compliance, which makes them particularly suitable for direct …

Neural network-based adaptive command filtering control for pneumatic artificial muscle robots with input uncertainties

G Liu, N Sun, D Liang, Y Chen, T Yang… - Control Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to such advantages as large output forces, variable stiffness, and strong safety, flexible
pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) have been widely used in important fields, such as …

Design and preliminary performance assessment of a wearable tremor suppression glove

Y Zhou, A Ibrahim, KG Hardy… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: Approximately 25% of individualsliving with parkinsonian tremor do not respond
to traditional treatments. Wearable tremor suppression devices (WTSD) provide an …

Improving functional disability in patients with tremor: A clinical perspective of the efficacies, considerations, and challenges of assistive technology

R Bhidayasiri, S Maytharakcheep, S Phumphid… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite advances in treatments for tremor disorders, many patients are still left with
functional disability affecting both basic and complex tasks needed for independent living …

A layer jamming soft glove for hand tremor suppression

AT Wanasinghe, WVI Awantha… - … on Neural Systems …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tremors are a common movement disorder that affects a person's life adversely. With
various drawbacks of current treatment methods, there is a need for a mechanical solution …

A study on the essential and Parkinson's arm tremor classification

V Skaramagkas, G Andrikopoulos, Z Kefalopoulou… - Signals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this article, the challenge of discriminating between essential and Parkinson's tremor is
addressed. Although a variety of methods have been proposed for diagnosing the severity of …

Practical Finite-Time Compliant Control for Horizontal Pneumatic Artificial Muscle Systems Under Force-Sensorless Reflecting

G Liu, S Diao, Z Liu, X Zhang, X **ao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) actuators have passive compliance and vibration
absorption capabilities, adapting to high-intensity human-robot interaction movements …

A Wearable Finger Tremor-Suppression Orthosis Using the PVC Gel Linear Actuator

C Liu, K Zhang - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Tremor is a prevalent neurological disorder that affects individuals of almost all ages and
can significantly impede their quality of life and occupational functioning. Wearable medical …

Towards essential hand tremor suppression via pneumatic artificial muscles

V Skaramagkas, G Andrikopoulos, S Manesis - Actuators, 2021 - mdpi.com
Essential tremor (ET) is one of the most common movement disorders and can occur
unexpectedly and develop indefinitely to any population unit. According to the recorded …