ForceHand Glove: A Wearable Force-Feedback Glove With Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs)

Das, Swagata; Kishishita, Yusuke; Tsuji, Toshio; Lowell, Cassie; Ogawa, Kensuke; Kurita, Yuichi

doi:10.1109/lra.2018.2813403

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“…We had initially evaluated the two-DOF muscle unloading effects of ForceArm on the forearms of young subjects [1]. However, for real validation, it was vital to evaluate the prototype for physically challenged individuals.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The fundamental concept of this glove was presented in [75]. The second version of the glove that could actively support users who need assistance in performing necessary wrist motions through automatic actuation of PAMs was named ForceHand [1]. Such active support can enable users to rehabilitate themselves through repetitive training at home with minimal investment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…2.1 shows the DOFs that can be assisted by the current design of the ForceArm suit. The ForceHand glove [1], which is the first version of ForceArm, was designed to support two DOFs of the wrist and forearm namely, flexion-extension and pronation-supination. Additional DOFs were introduced in ForceArm, namely elbow and shoulder flexion, as shown in…”

Section: Degrees Of Freedom (Dofs) Considered For the Prototypementioning

confidence: 99%

“…ForceArm prototype is the improvised and neater version of ForceHand glove [1] with two added DOFs. The complete prototype is illustrated in Fig.…”

Section: Version 2: Forcearmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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ForceArm: A Wearable Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM)-Based Assistive Suit for the Upper Limb

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Kurita

2020

IEEE Trans. Med. Robot. Bionics

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Introduction 1.1 Background and motivationThe upper limb of the human body plays a vital role in our day to day life. It is an essential part of the body to maintain a good quality of life (QoL). Any injury or weakness in the upper limb can result in unsatisfactory living conditions leading to mental and additional physical illnesses. We perform many small yet fundamental tasks such as navigation inside a building by opening and closing doorknobs, lifting objects, typing, changing clothes, taking a shower, holding phones to talk and more using our upper limb. Therefore, disorders in the upper limb of patients and older adults can adversely affect their QoL. Frequently performing physically demanding activities often leads to wearing down of the muscles in our body, which in turn, makes regular performance in day to day activities difficult and time taking due to successive pain and numbness. Other reasons for similar irregularity in muscular functioning may also result from repetitive motions involved in sports such as tennis, badminton, cricket and others. The upper limb comprises of three joints, namely the wrist, elbow and shoulder.These are very complicated joints when it comes to recovery and rehabilitation. Besides, the complexity of the wrist joint often makes it challenging to design a rehabilitation or assistive device. Additionally, the wrist dynamics play a significant role in the decisions Recent researches in the field of haptic technology mainly focus on replication of haptic properties of objects by simulating the contact of user's fingertips with different types of surfaces or textures [64,65]. Interaction with objects have force effects on the wrist or the forearm of the user, but such effects are not yet thoroughly studied. A conventional table-top force-feedback device, Phantom [48] could render such forces on the user's forearm. However, due to its grounded configuration, it can be utilized only for stationary applications. Another approach for realizing force-feedback effects on the forearm was using SPIDAR [66] and SPIDAR-W [67], the prior being grounded

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“…ForceArm prototype is the improvised and neater version of ForceHand glove [1] with two added DOFs. The complete prototype is illustrated in Fig.…”

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ForceArm: A Wearable Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM)-Based Assistive Suit for the Upper Limb

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Kurita

2020

IEEE Trans. Med. Robot. Bionics

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“…Wearable walking suits using a pneumatic artificial muscle were reported to decrease muscle activity during gait [18]. In addition, a wearable force-feedback glove using pneumatic artificial muscles decreased upper limb muscle activity during upper limb movement [19]. Thus, soft wearable assistive devices may also contribute to the improvement of balance function.…”

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Development of New Soft Wearable Balance Exercise Device Using Pneumatic Gel Muscles

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Decreased ability to control posture is correlated with the risk of falls among older individuals. In particular, reactive postural control ability response to even small perturbations is important for fall prevention of older individuals. The current study sought to design a new wearable assistive device for improving balance function by generating small perturbations using pneumatic gel muscle (PGM). Furthermore, we investigated the effects of using the proposed device for balance training. The proposed wearable balance exercise device utilized PGMs possessing various features, such as a lightweight design and the ability to generate small perturbations with a small power source. We investigated the effects of the device on reactive postural control exercises. Seven healthy participants participated in this study. Three-dimensional acceleration data (Ax, Ay, and Az) were measured from participants during a single leg stance in each session. The peak Ax value generated by perturbations and responses significantly differed from baseline peak acceleration. The peak Ay value caused by perturbations was significantly decreased compared with baseline peak acceleration. In addition, the root mean square Ax value of the post-test significantly decreased compared with the pre-test value. Our results revealed that the proposed wearable balance exercise device was able to create small perturbations for assessing reactive postural balance control. Furthermore, the device was able to improve users’ stability.

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Assistive Soft Exoskeletons with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

Kurita

Thakur

Das

2019

Haptic Interfaces for Accessibility, Health, and Enhanced Quality of Life

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ForceHand Glove: A Wearable Force-Feedback Glove With Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs)

Cited by 38 publications

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ForceArm: A Wearable Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM)-Based Assistive Suit for the Upper Limb

ForceArm: A Wearable Pneumatic Gel Muscle (PGM)-Based Assistive Suit for the Upper Limb

Development of New Soft Wearable Balance Exercise Device Using Pneumatic Gel Muscles

Assistive Soft Exoskeletons with Pneumatic Artificial Muscles

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