A survey on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation

P Maciejasz, J Eschweiler, K Gerlach-Hahn… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2014 - Springer
The existing shortage of therapists and caregivers assisting physically disabled individuals
at home is expected to increase and become serious problem in the near future. The patient …

Design requirements of generic hand exoskeletons and survey of hand exoskeletons for rehabilitation, assistive, or haptic use

M Sarac, M Solazzi, A Frisoli - IEEE transactions on haptics, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most current hand exoskeletons have been designed specifically for rehabilitation, assistive,
or haptic applications to simplify the design requirements. Clinical studies on poststroke …

Will your next therapist be a robot?—A review of the advancements in robotic upper extremity rehabilitation

R Fareh, A Elsabe, M Baziyad, T Kawser, B Brahmi… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Several recent studies have indicated that upper extremity injuries are classified as a top
common workplace injury. Therefore, upper extremity rehabilitation has become a leading …

A structured overview of trends and technologies used in dynamic hand orthoses

RA Bos, CJW Haarman, T Stortelder, K Nizamis… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2016 - Springer
The development of dynamic hand orthoses is a fast-growing field of research and has
resulted in many different devices. A large and diverse solution space is formed by the …

Design and development of a hand exoskeleton robot for active and passive rehabilitation

O Sandoval-Gonzalez… - International …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The present work, which describes the mechatronic design and development of a novel
rehabilitation robotic exoskeleton hand, aims to present a solution for neuromusculoskeletal …

Design and control of an underactuated finger exoskeleton for assisting activities of daily living

H Li, L Cheng, N Sun, R Cao - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a novel underactuated finger exoskeleton is designed to assist gras** tasks
for the elderly with weak muscle strength. In mechanical design, the human finger's …

[PDF][PDF] Stroke rehabilitation using exoskeleton-based robotic exercisers: mini review

J Iqbal, K Baizid - Biomedical Research, 2015 - researchgate.net
Stroke is a debilitating disease that has afflicted millions of people throughout the world.
Assisting physiotherapists in post-stroke activities to conduct rehabilitation therapies …

Wearable robotics for upper-limb rehabilitation and assistance: A review of the state-of-the-art challenges and future research

RJ Varghese, D Freer, F Deligianni, J Liu… - … in medicine and …, 2018 - books.google.com
Several neuromuscular disorders and cerebrovascular diseases affect motor function with
symptoms ranging from distractive involuntary movements (eg, tremor) to inhibited …

An integrated type and dimensional synthesis method to design one degree-of-freedom planar linkages with only revolute joints for exoskeletons

Z Shen, G Allison, L Cui - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Exoskeletons can assist wearers to relearn natural movements when attached to the human
body. However, most current devices are bulky and heavy, which limit their application. In …

Two-digit robotic exoskeleton glove mechanism: Design and integration

E Refour, B Sebastian… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents the design and integration of a two-digit robotic exoskeleton glove
mechanism. The proposed glove is designed to assist the user with gras** motions, such …