A soft approach to the exoskeleton wearable device for temporomandibular disorder (TMD)

Zhang，Runzhi1; Chen，Xiaojiao2; Li，Jing1; Duanmu，Dehao3; Yi，Juan4; Lam，James1; Wang，Zheng4

10.1109/RoboSoft51838.2021.9479197

2021-04-12

978-1-7281-7714-4

2021 IEEE 4th International Conference on Soft Robotics, RoboSoft 2021

1-8

12-16 April 2021

New Haven, CT, USA

TMD case requires correct and sufficient guide to the patients' mandible movement. It is the most ideal application where robotic device is demanded for the movement training apart from the surgical operations done by the doctors. This paper presents a two-soft-actuator robotic joint design applied on an exoskeleton soft wearable device with substantial improvements over the existing training device. The soft device helps reduce tremendous weight of the device and reserves the system compliance considering patients' comfort and safety, which brings highly capacity of wearing and self-training. The pneumatic-control-based trajectory planning enables customization of the device for the purpose of satisfying accommodating patients' individual difference. The design, modeling, fabrication, and validation of an exoskeleton soft wearable device for TMD are presented in detail. Both on-table unit and the on-skull testing are conducted and discussed, showing the remarkable ability of guiding the mandible to move according to the real human nature, paving the way for further clinical applications of such disease.

Customization Exoskeleton Lightweight Safe Soft robotics TMD

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英语

EI

20213610863265

Ability testing ; Agricultural robots ; Educational robots ; Surgery ; Wearable technology

Medicine and Pharmacology:461.6 ; Robot Applications:731.6 ; Personnel:912.4

2-s2.0-85114211440

Scopus

1.The University of Hong Kong,Department of Mechanical Engineering,Hong Kong
2.University of Hong Kong,The University of Hong Kong,Department of Computer Science,Hong Kong
3.University of Hong Kong,The University of Hong Kong,Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine,Hong Kong
4.Southern University of Science and Technology,Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering,Shenzhen,China

Zhang，Runzhi,Chen，Xiaojiao,Li，Jing,et al. A soft approach to the exoskeleton wearable device for temporomandibular disorder (TMD)[C],2021:1-8.