Wearable power assist device for hand grasping using pneumatic artificial rubber muscle

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Author	Noritsugu, Toshiro Kaken ID publons researchmap Yamamoto, Hiroshi Sasaki, Daisuke Kaken ID publons researchmap Takaiwa, Masahiro Kaken ID researchmap
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to develop a wearable power assist device for hand grasping in order to support activity of daily living (ADL) safely and easily. In this paper, the mechanism of the developed power assist device is described, and then the effectiveness of this device is discussed experimentally.
Keywords	Power assist Rubbet Artificial Muscle Pneumatics
Note	Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/ROMAN.2004.1374840 Published with permission from the copyright holder. This is the institute's copy, as published in Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2004. ROMAN 2004. 13th IEEE International Workshop on, 20-22 Sept. 2004, Pages 655-660. Publisher URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2004.1374840 Copyright © 2004 IEEE. All rights reserved.
Published Date	2004-08-04
Publication Title	Robot and Human Interactive Communication
Start Page	655
End Page	660
Content Type	Journal Article
language	English
Refereed	True
DOI	10.1109/ROMAN.2004.1374840
Submission Path	industrial_engineering/71