A pilot study on the design and validation of a hybrid exoskeleton robotic device for hand rehabilitation.

Journal: Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
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Abstract

STUDY DESIGN: An iterative design process was used to obtain design parameters that satisfy both kinematic and dynamic requirements for the hand exoskeleton. This design was validated through experimental studies.

Authors

  • Mahdi Haghshenas-Jaryani
  • Rita M Patterson
    Department of Family and Manipulative Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, 76107, TX, USA. Rita.Patterson@unthsc.edu.
  • Nicoleta Bugnariu
    The University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA.
  • Muthu B J Wijesundara
    The University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute, Fort Worth, TX, USA.