A Facial Wearable Robot for Supporting Eye Opening and Closure Movement
A Facial Wearable Robot for Supporting Eye Opening and Closure Movement
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一种支持开闭眼运动的面部可穿戴机器人
DOI：
10.1109/iros.2017.8205995
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2017
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作者：
Kozaki;Y.;and Suzuki;K.
本研究提出一种新颖的脸部可穿戴机器人，以支持眼睑运动。这个机器人是为面瘫的人设计的，特别是在脸的一边。患有面瘫的人不能眨眼，这会引发干眼症。因此，我们一直在开发一种机器人系统，以支持基于健康侧眼睛闭合的瘫痪侧眼睑运动。该机器人具有用于支持眼睑控制的新颖机制，该机制由软材料制成，称为EyeLid Gating Mechanism（ELGM）。ELGM通过简单的旋转致动输入变形，并且其变形被定制为眼睑运动。因此，该机器人可以为眼睑运动提供非侵入性和温和的支持。在本文中，我们提出的发展和性能评价的面部可穿戴机器人。
This study proposes a novel facial wearable robot for supporting eyelid movement. This robot is designed for people with facial paralysis, especially on one side of the face. People with facial paralysis are not able to blink which triggers dry eye. From this, we have been developing a robot system to support eyelid movement on the paralyzed side based on the eye closure on the healthy side. This robot has a novel mechanism for supporting the eyelid control, made from soft material, which is called an EyeLid Gating Mechanism (ELGM). ELGM deforms with simple rotational actuation input and its deformation is customized to eyelid movement. Therefore, this robot can provide non-invasive and gentle support for eyelid movement. In this paper, we present the development and performance evaluation of the developed facial wearable robot.