04419nam 22008775 450 991029946250332120200706221020.03-319-03958-X10.1007/978-3-319-03958-9(CKB)3710000000143792(EBL)1782131(SSID)ssj0001274412(PQKBManifestationID)11710715(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001274412(PQKBWorkID)11325247(PQKB)10592618(MiAaPQ)EBC1782131(DE-He213)978-3-319-03958-9(PPN)17976439X(EXLCZ)99371000000014379220140623d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInnovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space /by Pierluigi Freni, Eleonora Marina Botta, Luca Randazzo, Paolo Ariano1st ed. 2014.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (98 p.)PoliMI SpringerBriefs,2282-2577Description based upon print version of record.1-322-13390-5 3-319-03957-1 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Introduction -- Users' Requirements -- State of the Art -- The Solution -- Concept Layout -- Conclusions.Environmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed that available products are unsuitable for space applications because of their bulkiness and mass. This book proposes a novel approach to the development of hand exoskeletons, based on an innovative soft robotics concept that relies on the exploitation of electroactive polymers operating as sensors and actuators, on a combination of electromyography and mechanomyography for detection of the user’s will and on neural networks for control. The result is a design that should enhance astronauts’ performance during extravehicular activities. In summary, the advantages of the described approach are a low-weight, high-flexibility exoskeleton that allows for dexterity and compliance with the user’s will.PoliMI SpringerBriefs,2282-2577Aerospace engineeringAstronauticsRoboticsAutomationCeramicsGlassComposites (Materials)Composite materialsBiomedical engineeringAerospace Technology and Astronauticshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050Robotics and Automationhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T19020Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materialshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z18000Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineeringhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T2700XAerospace engineering.Astronautics.Robotics.Automation.Ceramics.Glass.Composites (Materials).Composite materials.Biomedical engineering.Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.Robotics and Automation.Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.629.4584Freni Pierluigiauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut987541Botta Eleonora Marinaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autRandazzo Lucaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autAriano Paoloauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/autMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910299462503321Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space2257530UNINA