A review of active hand exoskeletons for rehabilitation and assistance

T Du Plessis, K Djouani, C Oosthuizen - Robotics, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Disabilities are a global issue due to the decrease in life quality and mobility of patients,
especially people suffering from hand disabilities. This paper presents a review of active …

Sensors and actuation technologies in exoskeletons: A review

M Tiboni, A Borboni, F Vérité, C Bregoli, C Amici - Sensors, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Exoskeletons are robots that closely interact with humans and that are increasingly used for
different purposes, such as rehabilitation, assistance in the activities of daily living (ADLs) …

ANYexo 2.0: A fully actuated upper-limb exoskeleton for manipulation and joint-oriented training in all stages of rehabilitation

Y Zimmermann, M Sommerhalder… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed an exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation that covered all relevant degrees of
freedom of the human arm while providing enough range of motion, speed, strength, and …

Output constrained control of lower limb exoskeleton based on knee motion probabilistic model with finite-time extended state observer

Z Chen, Q Guo, T Li, Y Yan - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2023‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to randomness and uncertainty of individual walking gait, this study uses the sparse
Gaussian process (SGP) to construct a knee motion probabilistic model related to its …

Hand exoskeleton systems, clinical rehabilitation practices, and future prospects

P Tran, S Jeong, KR Herrin… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spinal cord injury (SCI) and stroke are pathologies that often result in the loss of/decrease in
hand functionality. Hand function is a critical component of everyday life and therefore, a …

[HTML][HTML] Soft exoskeletons: Development, requirements, and challenges of the last decade

AF Perez Vidal, JY Rumbo Morales, G Ortiz Torres… - Actuators, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In this article, various investigations on soft exoskeletons are presented and their functional
and structural characteristics are analyzed. The present work is oriented to the studies of the …

Design, development, and control of a hand/wrist exoskeleton for rehabilitation and training

M Dragusanu, MZ Iqbal, TL Baldi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robotic devices for rehabilitation and training is a promising and challenging research topic
with a potentially huge social impact. The availability of tools for autonomously performing …

[HTML][HTML] Wearable actuators: An overview

Y Chen, Y Yang, M Li, E Chen, W Mu, R Fisher, R Yin - Textiles, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Review Wearable Actuators: An Overview by Yu
Chen 1, Yiduo Yang 1, Mengjiao Li 2, Erdong Chen 2, Weilei Mu 2, Rosie Fisher 1 and …

Soft robotics: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis

DM Rusu, SD Mândru, CM Biriș, OL Petrașcu… - Micromachines, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, soft robotics has developed considerably, especially since the year 2018
when it became a hot field among current research topics. The attention that this field …

Service robots in catering applications: A review and future challenges

JM Garcia-Haro, ED Oña, J Hernandez-Vicen… - Electronics, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
“Hello, I'm the TERMINATOR, and I'll be your server today”. Diners might soon be feeling this
greeting, with Optimus Prime in the kitchen and Wall-E then sending your order to C-3PO. In …