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，设计和评估手臂的上肢外骨骼，但将重点转移到帮助增强患者和用户群体的腕关节和手部功能的设备上，这些患者和用户群体的腕关节和手部功能受损限制了日常生活活动的表现。这就需要采用新的方法来设计和使用致动机构，这些致动机构可以集成到轻量化和可穿戴技术中，同时还需要开发有效的控制器、电源和用户界面。长期项目目标是开发一种可穿戴机器人矫正系统，在该系统中，可以以复制在正常日常手部使用期间控制手指时观察到的同步性的方式提供抓握和手势方面的手指辅助。

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.