南方科技大学知识苑(SUSTech KC): Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves

Title	Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves
Author	Duanmu, Dehao 1; Wang, Xiaojun 1; Li, Xiaodong 1,2; Wang, Zheng3 ; Hu, Yong 1,2
Corresponding Author	Hu, Yong
Publication Years	2022-12-01
DOI	10.3390/act11120346
Source Title	ACTUATORS Impact Factor & Quartile
EISSN	2076-0825
Volume	11 Issue:12
Abstract	This study developed a soft pneumatic glove actuated by elliptical cross-sectional guided bending bellows to augment finger-knuckle rehabilitation for patients with hand dysfunction. The guided bending bellows actuators (GBBAs) are made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, demonstrating the necessary air tightness as a pneumatic actuator. The GBBAs could produce different moments of inertia when increasing internal air pressure drives the GBBAs bending along distinct symmetry planes and exhibits anisotropic kinematic bending performance. Actuated by GBBAs, wearable soft rehabilitation gloves can be used for daily rehabilitation training of hand dysfunction to enhance the range of motion of the finger joint. To control each finger of the gloves independently to achieve the function of manipulating gestures, a multi-channel pneumatic control system is designed, and each air circuit is equipped with an air-pressure sensor to make adjustments based on feedback. Compared with general soft robotic exoskeleton gloves currently used for hand dysfunction, the GBBAs actuated soft gloves have the advantage of enhancing the rehabilitation strength, finger movement range, and multi-action coordination applied with guided bending bellows actuators.
Keywords	soft gloves soft actuator guided bending rehabilitation
URL	[Source Record]
Indexed By	SCI
Language	English
SUSTech Authorship	Others
Funding Project	National Key Research and Development Program of China[2021YFF0501600] ; Shen-zhen-Hong Kong-Macau Technology Research Programme[SGDX2019081623201196] ; Shenzhen Local Science and Technology Development Fund guided by the Chinese Central Government[2021Szvup130]
WOS Research Area	Engineering ; Instruments & Instrumentation
WOS Subject	Engineering, Mechanical ; Instruments & Instrumentation
WOS Accession No	WOS:000902048000001
Publisher	MDPI
Data Source	Web of Science
Citation statistics	Cited Times [WOS]:1
Document Type	Journal Article
Identifier	http://kc.sustech.edu.cn/handle/2SGJ60CL/424058
Department	Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering
Affiliation	1.Univ Hong Kong, LKS Fac Med, Dept Orthoped & Traumatol, Hong Kong 999077, Peoples R China 2.Univ Hong Kong, Shenzhen Hosp, Orthoped & Traumatol, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China 3.Southern Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mech & Energy Engn, Shenzhen 518000, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714	Duanmu, Dehao,Wang, Xiaojun,Li, Xiaodong,et al. Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves[J]. ACTUATORS,2022,11(12).
APA	Duanmu, Dehao,Wang, Xiaojun,Li, Xiaodong,Wang, Zheng,&Hu, Yong.(2022).Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves.ACTUATORS,11(12).
MLA	Duanmu, Dehao,et al."Design of Guided Bending Bellows Actuators for Soft Hand Function Rehabilitation Gloves".ACTUATORS 11.12(2022).

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