The role of morphology of the thumb in anthropomorphic grasping: a review

VK Nanayakkara, G Cotugno, N Vitzilaios… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The unique musculoskeletal structure of the human hand brings in wider dexterous
capabilities to grasp and manipulate a repertoire of objects than the non-human primates. It …

Systematization of morphing in reconfigurable mechanisms

F Aimedee, G Gogu, JS Dai, C Bouzgarrou… - Mechanism and machine …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper addresses metamorphic and reconfigurable mechanisms based on types of
morphing and ways of achieving it through a comprehensive review and a classification of …

A low-cost linkage-spring-tendon-integrated compliant anthropomorphic robotic hand: MCR-Hand III

H Yang, G Wei, L Ren, Z Qian, K Wang, H Xiu… - … and Machine Theory, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design, analysis and development of an anthropomorphic robotic
hand, ie MCR-Hand III. Based on the investigation of human hand anatomical structure and …

Design and evaluation of a soft and wearable robotic glove for hand rehabilitation

S Biggar, W Yao - IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

[PDF][PDF] 多模式机构研究进展

于靖军, 刘凯, 孔宪文 - 机械工程学报, 2020 - scholar.archive.org
多模式机构作为可重构机构的一个重要分支具备运动模式转换时间短, 所需驱动器少等优点,
在各个领域都极具应用前景. 经过20 年的发展, 虽然涌现出一系列多模式机构的设计, 分析方法 …

A new family of reconfigurable parallel mechanisms with diamond kinematotropic chain

W Ye, Y Fang, K Zhang, S Guo - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on a diamond kinematotropic chain which is integrated in the
construction of a new family of reconfigurable parallel mechanisms. The branch transition of …

Systematic object-invariant in-hand manipulation via reconfigurable underactuation: Introducing the RUTH gripper

Q Lu, N Baron, AB Clark… - The International Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We introduce a reconfigurable underactuated robot hand able to perform systematic
prehensile in-hand manipulations regardless of object size or shape. The hand utilizes a two …

Design of a novel three-limb deployable mechanism with mobility bifurcation

S Wang, H Huang, G Jia, B Li, H Guo, R Liu - Mechanism and Machine …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel three-limb deployable mechanism (TLDM) using a set of
metamorphic mechanism modules, which has potential applications in providing support to …

An anthropomorphic robotic finger with innate human-finger-like biomechanical advantages Part I: Design, ligamentous joint, and extensor mechanism

Y Zhu, G Wei, L Ren, Z Luo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Exploring human hand fundamental biomechanical features and exploiting them to robotic
hands have been proven to be an effective approach to enhancing artificial hands' …

A metric for comparing the anthropomorphic motion capability of artificial hands

T Feix, J Romero, CH Ek… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a metric for comparing the anthropomorphic motion capability of robotic and
prosthetic hands. The metric is based on the evaluation of how many different postures or …