Wearable robotic devices for functional grip and gesture assistance. The design and testing of a dynamic thumb component

在这个项目中，我们的目标是进一步发展我们在Strathclyde的研究，设计和评估上肢外骨骼的手臂，但将重点转向帮助增强灵巧手功能的设备，为患者和用户群体提供手腕和手功能受损限制日常生活活动的表现。这需要设计和使用驱动机构的新方法，这些驱动机构可以集成到轻量级和可穿戴技术中，同时开发有效的控制器、电源和用户界面。该项目的长期目标是开发一种可穿戴的机器人矫形系统，在该系统中，手指在握力和手势方面的辅助可以以一种复制在正常的日常手部使用中观察到的手指控制同步的方式提供。

In this project, we aim to further develop our research at Strathclyde into the design and evaluation of upper limb exoskeletons for the arm but to change the focus to devices that assist in augmenting dextrous hand function for patient and user groups where compromised wrist and hand function limits performance of activities of daily living. This requires novel approaches into the design and usage of actuation mechanisms that can be integrated into lightweight and wearable technologies together with the and the development of effective controllers, power sources and user interfacing. The long-term project goals are to develop a wearable robotic orthotic system in which digit assistance in grip and gesturing can be provided in a way that replicates the synchrony observed in the control of digits during normal everyday hand use.