Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves

Duanmu, Dehao1; Wang, Xiaojun1; Li, Xiaodong1,2; Wang, Zheng3; Hu, Yong1,2

2022-12-01

10.3390/act11120346

ACTUATORS   影响因子和分区

2076-0825

This study developed a soft pneumatic glove actuated by elliptical cross-sectional guided bending bellows to augment finger-knuckle rehabilitation for patients with hand dysfunction. The guided bending bellows actuators (GBBAs) are made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, demonstrating the necessary air tightness as a pneumatic actuator. The GBBAs could produce different moments of inertia when increasing internal air pressure drives the GBBAs bending along distinct symmetry planes and exhibits anisotropic kinematic bending performance. Actuated by GBBAs, wearable soft rehabilitation gloves can be used for daily rehabilitation training of hand dysfunction to enhance the range of motion of the finger joint. To control each finger of the gloves independently to achieve the function of manipulating gestures, a multi-channel pneumatic control system is designed, and each air circuit is equipped with an air-pressure sensor to make adjustments based on feedback. Compared with general soft robotic exoskeleton gloves currently used for hand dysfunction, the GBBAs actuated soft gloves have the advantage of enhancing the rehabilitation strength, finger movement range, and multi-action coordination applied with guided bending bellows actuators.

soft gloves soft actuator guided bending rehabilitation

SCI

英语

其他

National Key Research and Development Program of China[2021YFF0501600] ; Shen-zhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme[SGDX2019081623201196] ; Shenzhen Local Science and Technology Development Fund guided by the Chinese Central Government[2021Szvup130]

Engineering ; Instruments & Instrumentation

Engineering, Mechanical ; Instruments & Instrumentation

WOS:000902048000001

MDPI

Web of Science

1.Univ Hong Kong, LKS Fac Med, Dept Orthoped & Traumatol, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China
2.Univ Hong Kong, Shenzhen Hosp, Orthoped & Traumatol, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China
3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mech & Energy Engn, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China

Duanmu, Dehao,Wang, Xiaojun,Li, Xiaodong,et al. Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves[J]. ACTUATORS,2022,11(12).

Duanmu, Dehao,Wang, Xiaojun,Li, Xiaodong,Wang, Zheng,&Hu, Yong.(2022).Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves.ACTUATORS,11(12).

Duanmu, Dehao,et al."Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves".ACTUATORS 11.12(2022).