Design on the Bowden Cable-Driven Upper Limb Soft Exoskeleton

Joint Authors

Wei, Wei
Qu, Zhicheng
Wang, Wei
Zhang, Pengcheng
Hao, Fuchun

Source

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-9, 9 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2018-07-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Biology

Abstract EN

To assist hemiplegic patients with the activities of daily life, many upper limb soft exoskeletons have been developed.

In this paper, we propose the structure of upper limb soft exoskeleton for rehabilitation training based on human biomechanics.

The soft driving structure based on Bowden cable is devised.

Man-machine interaction force must be considered because it can damage on the joint and lead to arm discomfort.

We focus on structural optimization to minimize man-machine interaction force.

Human arm model is established to perform motion simulation in ADAMS.

To summarize optimality conditions, the movements of elbow are simulated in ADAMS when the number and location of force bearing points are changed.

This paper describes the movement of the shoulder skeletal system through a mathematical model based on the Bowden cable transmission and utilizes man-machine contact force sensor to detect human interaction forces for analysis of experimental data.

The experimental results show that man-machine interaction force can be reduced when the number of bearing force points is increased and bearing force point is away from the elbow.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Wei, Wei& Qu, Zhicheng& Wang, Wei& Zhang, Pengcheng& Hao, Fuchun. 2018. Design on the Bowden Cable-Driven Upper Limb Soft Exoskeleton. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114543

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Wei, Wei…[et al.]. Design on the Bowden Cable-Driven Upper Limb Soft Exoskeleton. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114543

American Medical Association (AMA)

Wei, Wei& Qu, Zhicheng& Wang, Wei& Zhang, Pengcheng& Hao, Fuchun. Design on the Bowden Cable-Driven Upper Limb Soft Exoskeleton. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1114543

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1114543