Abstract
Humans vary the stiffness in their joints depending on tasks and circumstances. For posture control a high joint stiffness is required to withstand perturbations, whereas for force control a low joint stiffness is required. To investigate how humans vary their joint stiffness precisely for moving an arm, a wearable device is needed that can generate small force perturbations at the wrist while measuring the resulting muscular reactions. The majority of the state-of-the-art devices either offer too little versatility or impede the free movement of the arm. Based on a 3-DoF spatial redundant 4-RUU parallel manipulator applied in an inverted way where the original base with actuators has become the moving platform and the original moving platform is attached to the wrist as a bracelet, a versatile, 0.175 kg lightweight, low impedance, and compact wearable device was developed that can generate perturbation forces in X-, Y-, and Z-direction. The design and a prototype of the device are presented with experimental tests showing controlled perturbations in the order of 4 N with frequencies up to 12 Hz.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 16th IFToMM World Congress 2023 |
Editors | Masafumi Okada |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 786-796 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-031-45705-0 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-031-45704-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Event | 16th International Federation of Theory of Machines and Mechanisms World Congress, IFToMM WC 2023 - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 5 Nov 2023 → 9 Nov 2023 |
Publication series
Name | Mechanisms and Machine Science |
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Volume | 147 |
ISSN (Print) | 2211-0984 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2211-0992 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Federation of Theory of Machines and Mechanisms World Congress, IFToMM WC 2023 |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Tokyo |
Period | 5/11/23 → 9/11/23 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Bracelet
- Force perturbation
- Human arm
- Mechatronics
- Parallel manipulator
- System identification
- Wearable device