This paper presents the mechanical design of a novel hand exoskeleton for assistance and rehabilitation therapies. As a solution for the movement transmission, the proposed device uses modular linkage that are attached to each finger by means of snap-in fixations. The linkage is kinematically and dynamically analyzed by means of simulations with AnyBody Simulation Software to obtain an estimation of the range of motion and admissible forces. In order to check the deviations of the real performance respect to the simulated results, due to uncertain variables, a first prototype is built and tested.
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Díez, J. A., Blanco, A., Catalán, J. M., Bertomeu-Motos, A., Badesa, F. J., & García-Aracil, N. (2018). Mechanical Design of a Novel Hand Exoskeleton Driven by Linear Actuators. In Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (Vol. 694, pp. 557–568). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70836-2_46
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