This paper presents the design, modeling, and testing of a soft pneumatic glove with five
segmented PneuNets bending actuators (SPBAs) made of elastomer, each actuator driving …

In the modern world, due to an increased aging population, hand disability is becoming
increasingly common. The prevalence of conditions such as stroke is placing an ever …

The need for a means of assistance in human grasping, to compensate for weakness or to
augment performance, is well documented. An appealing new way of doing so is through …

Biomechanical modeling of a finger is a challenging task especially due to excursion and
gliding of tendons along bone geometry, the presence of articular cartilage between mating …

Since the rigid constructions of the traditional exoskeletons are liable to increase inertia of
the joint and limit wearer flexibility, the soft-type exoskeletons have been developed in …

In the rich repertoire of biomechanical systems bond graph is a proper choice for the
modeling, analysis and simulation of biomechanical models. In this paper, we present the …

This paper presents a wearable device for finger assessment that can identify finger joint
impedance parameters through harmonic oscillation perturbations. This device is designed …

This paper presents a numerical model of the forward multibody dynamics of the human
hand. This model forms the basic foundation in the development of a five-fingered …

A model can be greatly simplified in terms of analysis if we work with a lower order model
instead of higher order models. This simplification leads to less complicated control design …

In this paper, the design and performance evaluation of a new safety stop mechanism for a
soft-hand exoskeleton are presented. The considered wearable orthosis comprises an …