LEADER 04419nam 22008775 450 001 9910299462503321 005 20200706221020.0 010 $a3-319-03958-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-03958-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000143792 035 $a(EBL)1782131 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001274412 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11710715 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001274412 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11325247 035 $a(PQKB)10592618 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1782131 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-03958-9 035 $a(PPN)17976439X 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000143792 100 $a20140623d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInnovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space /$fby Pierluigi Freni, Eleonora Marina Botta, Luca Randazzo, Paolo Ariano 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (98 p.) 225 1 $aPoliMI SpringerBriefs,$x2282-2577 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-13390-5 311 $a3-319-03957-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aIntroduction -- Users' Requirements -- State of the Art -- The Solution -- Concept Layout -- Conclusions. 330 $aEnvironmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed that available products are unsuitable for space applications because of their bulkiness and mass. This book proposes a novel approach to the development of hand exoskeletons, based on an innovative soft robotics concept that relies on the exploitation of electroactive polymers operating as sensors and actuators, on a combination of electromyography and mechanomyography for detection of the user?s will and on neural networks for control. The result is a design that should enhance astronauts? performance during extravehicular activities. In summary, the advantages of the described approach are a low-weight, high-flexibility exoskeleton that allows for dexterity and compliance with the user?s will. 410 0$aPoliMI SpringerBriefs,$x2282-2577 606 $aAerospace engineering 606 $aAstronautics 606 $aRobotics 606 $aAutomation 606 $aCeramics 606 $aGlass 606 $aComposites (Materials) 606 $aComposite materials 606 $aBiomedical engineering 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17050 606 $aRobotics and Automation$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T19020 606 $aCeramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z18000 606 $aBiomedical Engineering and Bioengineering$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T2700X 615 0$aAerospace engineering. 615 0$aAstronautics. 615 0$aRobotics. 615 0$aAutomation. 615 0$aCeramics. 615 0$aGlass. 615 0$aComposites (Materials). 615 0$aComposite materials. 615 0$aBiomedical engineering. 615 14$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 615 24$aRobotics and Automation. 615 24$aCeramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials. 615 24$aBiomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. 676 $a629.4584 700 $aFreni$b Pierluigi$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0987541 702 $aBotta$b Eleonora Marina$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aRandazzo$b Luca$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 702 $aAriano$b Paolo$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910299462503321 996 $aInnovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space$92257530 997 $aUNINA