Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space (PoliMI SpringerBriefs) - Softcover

Freni, Pierluigi; Botta, Eleonora Marina; Randazzo, Luca; Ariano, Paolo

 
9783319039572: Innovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space (PoliMI SpringerBriefs)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3319039571 ISBN 13: 9783319039572
Verlag: Springer, 2014

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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.

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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.

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Verlag
Springer
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
3319039571
ISBN 13 
9783319039572
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
104
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