Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space / / by Pierluigi Freni, Eleonora Marina Botta, Luca Randazzo, Paolo Ariano

• Autore: Freni Pierluigi
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (98 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.4584
• Soggetto topico: Aerospace 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
• Persona (resp. second.): BottaEleonora Marina; RandazzoLuca; ArianoPaolo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Users' Requirements -- State of the Art -- The Solution -- Concept Layout -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space
• ISBN: 3-319-03958-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910299462503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: PoliMI SpringerBriefs, . 2282-2577