The design of an aid for the hand function based on exoskeleton technologies for patients who have lost or injured hand skills, e.g. because of neuromuscular or aging diseases, is one of the most influential challenge in modern robotics to assure them an independent and healthy life. This research activity is focused on the design and development of a low-cost Hand Exoskeleton System (HES) for supporting patients affected by hand disabilities during the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The device can be also used during the rehabilitative sessions to better recovery the dexterity of the user’s hand. This paper presents a compact design concept for a portable hand exoskeleton. This prototype has been developed thanks to the collaboration between the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF) of the University of Florence, and the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory of the ETH, Zurich, during the eNTERFACE16 Workshop, hosted by the University of Twente.

Development of low-cost portable hand exoskeleton for assistive and rehabilitation purposes / Bianchi, Matteo; Butzer, Tobias; Capitani, Stefano; Cremoni, Arianna; Fanelli, Francesco; Secciani, Nicola; Venturi, Matteo; Ridolfi, Alessandro; Vannetti, Federica; Allotta, Benedetto. - ELETTRONICO. - (2016), pp. 0-0. (Intervento presentato al convegno eNTERFACE’16 – 12th Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces tenutosi a University of Twente, DesignLab, Enschede, the Netherlands nel 18 July – 12 Aug 2016).

Development of low-cost portable hand exoskeleton for assistive and rehabilitation purposes

BIANCHI, MATTEO;FANELLI, FRANCESCO;SECCIANI, NICOLA;RIDOLFI, ALESSANDRO;ALLOTTA, BENEDETTO
2016

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The design of an aid for the hand function based on exoskeleton technologies for patients who have lost or injured hand skills, e.g. because of neuromuscular or aging diseases, is one of the most influential challenge in modern robotics to assure them an independent and healthy life. This research activity is focused on the design and development of a low-cost Hand Exoskeleton System (HES) for supporting patients affected by hand disabilities during the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). The device can be also used during the rehabilitative sessions to better recovery the dexterity of the user’s hand. This paper presents a compact design concept for a portable hand exoskeleton. This prototype has been developed thanks to the collaboration between the Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF) of the University of Florence, and the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory of the ETH, Zurich, during the eNTERFACE16 Workshop, hosted by the University of Twente.
2016
Proceedings of the 12th Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces eNTERFACE'16
eNTERFACE’16 – 12th Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces
University of Twente, DesignLab, Enschede, the Netherlands
18 July – 12 Aug 2016
Bianchi, Matteo; Butzer, Tobias; Capitani, Stefano; Cremoni, Arianna; Fanelli, Francesco; Secciani, Nicola; Venturi, Matteo; Ridolfi, Alessandro; Vannetti, Federica; Allotta, Benedetto
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