Development of finger movement assistive gloves with pneumatic fabric actuators

IF 3.7 3区材料科学 Q1 INSTRUMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION

Smart Materials and Structures Pub Date : 2024-07-24 DOI:10.1088/1361-665x/ad63e9

Jiwon Chung, Jeong Eun Yoon, Minseo Kim, Dongjun Shin and Sumin Koo

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Abstract

We developed flexible, lightweight, and washable gloves with actuators to assist finger movements and improve ease of wearing. Performance and wearability were measured using standardized tests, triangulation of bending angles, electromyography (EMG), and grip strength. User satisfaction was measured using a survey. EMG sensors were attached to the flexor digitorum superficialis and extensor digitorum communis to capture movement data for grasping and releasing, lifting and putting down, and opening and closing an object with (a) gloves and an actuator, (b) gloves and no actuator, and (c) no gloves. The actuator-equipped glove weighed 31.4 g—lighter than in any earlier studies. In situation (a), the average EMG values for the four participants decreased, ranging from −2.06% to −44.1%, confirming the superior performance of the gloves. Survey results revealed high levels of user satisfaction. Our study offers insights into the development of rehabilitation robotic gloves that assist muscle movements and are easy to wear.

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利用气动织物致动器开发手指运动辅助手套

我们开发了柔韧、轻便、可清洗的手套，并在手套上安装了致动器，以辅助手指运动并提高佩戴舒适度。我们使用标准化测试、弯曲角度三角测量、肌电图（EMG）和握力来测量手套的性能和耐磨性。用户满意度通过调查进行测量。将肌电图传感器连接到屈指浅肌和伸指总肌上，以捕捉抓取和松开、抬起和放下以及打开和合上物体时的运动数据，其中(a)手套和致动器，(b)手套和无致动器，以及(c)无手套。装有致动器的手套重量为 31.4 克，比之前的研究都要轻。在情况（a）中，四名参与者的平均肌电图值下降了-2.06%至-44.1%，这证实了手套的卓越性能。调查结果显示用户满意度很高。我们的研究为开发辅助肌肉运动且易于佩戴的康复机器人手套提供了启示。

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Smart Materials and Structures 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

7.50

自引率

12.20%

发文量

317

审稿时长

3 months

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