03320nam 22006735 450 991037782760332120251113182157.03-030-37685-010.1007/978-3-030-37685-7(CKB)4100000010159508(DE-He213)978-3-030-37685-7(MiAaPQ)EBC6037184(PPN)242977332(EXLCZ)99410000001015950820200205d2020 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDevelopment and Testing of Hand Exoskeletons /by Matteo Bianchi1st ed. 2020.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2020.1 online resource (XVII, 107 p. 56 illus., 51 illus. in color.) Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5061"Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Florence, Italy"--Title page.3-030-37684-2 Introduction -- Mathematical background -- Optimization-based scaling procedure -- ABS hand exoskeleton prototypes: experimental results -- Aluminum hand exoskeleton prototype -- Conclusion.This book describes the development of portable, wearable, and highly customizable hand exoskeletons to aid patients suffering from hand disabilities. It presents an original approach for the design of human hand motion assistance devices that relies on (i) an optimization-based kinematic scaling procedure, which guarantees a significant adaptability to the user’s hands motion, and (ii) a topology optimization-based design methodology, which allowed the design of a lightweight, comfortable device with a high level of performance. The book covers the whole process of hand exoskeleton development, from establishing a new design strategy,to the construction and testing of hand exoskeleton prototypes, using additive manufacturing techniques. As such, it offers timely information to both researchers and engineers developing human motion assistance systems, especially wearable ones.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5061Biomedical engineeringManufacturesControl engineeringRoboticsAutomationOccupational therapyBiomedical Engineering and BioengineeringMachines, Tools, ProcessesControl, Robotics, AutomationOccupational TherapyBiomedical engineering.Manufactures.Control engineering.Robotics.Automation.Occupational therapy.Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering.Machines, Tools, Processes.Control, Robotics, Automation.Occupational Therapy.629.8924019Bianchi Matteoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut271766MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910377827603321Development and Testing of Hand Exoskeletons2528599UNINA