Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

Development and evaluation of fiber reinforced modular soft actuators and an individualized soft rehabilitation glove

S Kokubu, PET Vinocour, W Yu - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2024 - Elsevier
In the research and development of soft rehabilitation gloves (SRGs), individualized support
considering users' morphological and biomechanical characteristics is the next critical step …

A Review on Soft Exoskeletons for Hand Rehabilitation

D Tang, X Lv, Y Zhang, L Qi, C Shen… - Recent Patents on …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: How to enhance the quality of life for the elderly has emerged as a key issue in
many nations due to the ageing population. Stroke is the most prevalent disease among the …

Addressing data imbalance in Sim2Real: ImbalSim2Real scheme and its application in finger joint stiffness self-sensing for soft robot-assisted rehabilitation

Z Zhou, Y Lu, PE Tortós, R Qin, S Kokubu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The simulation-to-reality (sim2real) problem is a common issue when deploying simulation-
trained models to real-world scenarios, especially given the extremely high imbalance …

Personalized and safe soft glove for rehabilitation training

F Meng, C Liu, Y Li, H Hao, Q Li, C Lyu, Z Wang, G Ge… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Traditional hand rehabilitation devices present a challenge in providing personalized
training that can lead to finger movements exceeding the safe range, resulting in secondary …

A highly adaptable flexible soft glove consisting of multimode deformable soft finger

H Zheng, Y Cheng, X Wang, C Wang, F Liu… - Journal of Bionic …, 2023 - Springer
This work presents a novel highly adaptable flexible soft glove composed of multimode
deformable three-jointed soft fingers. The soft fingers are assembled by soft actuators and …

Neural network-based active load-sensing scheme and stiffness adjustment for pneumatic soft actuators for minimally invasive surgery support

Y Lu, Z Zhou, S Kokubu, R Qin, PE Tortós Vinocour… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
To provide a stable surgical view in Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), it is necessary for a
flexible endoscope applied in MIS to have adjustable stiffness to resist different external …

Deriving Design Rules for Personalization of Soft Rehabilitation Gloves

S Kokubu, R Nishimura, W Yu - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft actuators developed for hand rehabilitation show promise, but their practical application
requires addressing individual differences and establishing suitable design rules. While joint …

Effects of chamber shapes on maneuverability and control property of endoscope-support soft actuators

Y Lu, Z Zhou, PE Tortos Vinocour, S Kokubu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) offers targeted surgical access with reduced
invasiveness; however, the maneuverability challenges of traditional instruments in this …