Pinching performance of a spinal cord injured patient with exo-glove with respect to the tendon route design

Abstract

Exo-Glove is a soft wearable robotic hand to assist hand function of people who have paralysis of the hands. Exo-Glove is compactly structured with soft fabrics and adapts an under-actuation concept. Pinch performance is defined, and the variation of the pinching performance with Exo-Glove with respect to the tendon route design is shown through an experiment. A subject with spinal cord injury participated in the experiment. As shown by the experimental result, Exo-Glove provides adequate pinching performance, and the tendon routing of Exo-Glove severely affects its pinching performance.