2024 journal article
Soft pneumatic actuators for pushing fingers into extension
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION, 21(1).
author keywords: Pneumatic actuators; Soft exoskeleton; Hand; Extension
open access via doi.org (publisher)
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7. Affordable and Clean Energy
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Added: September 9, 2024
Compliant pneumatic actuators possess many characteristics that are desirable for wearable robotic systems. These actuators can be lightweight, integrated with clothing, and accommodate uncontrolled degrees of freedom. These attributes are especially desirable for hand exoskeletons, where the soft actuator can conform to the highly variable digit shape. In particular, locating the pneumatic actuator on the palmar side of the digit may have benefits for assisting finger extension and resisting unwanted finger flexion, but this configuration requires suppleness to allow digit flexion while retaining sufficient stiffness to assist extension.