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Aluminum Hand Exoskeleton Prototype

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In Chap. 4, an overview of three ABS-designed prototypes has been presented and their main features have been discussed. In particular, after the design of a first tentative mechanical solution which allowed for the kinematic chain validation (Sect. 4.1) and the first development of this device embodied by a new system tailored on the user’s hand (Sect. 4.2), a fully wearable and portable hand exoskeleton has been reached with the third prototype (Sect. 4.3).

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Notes

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    These properties refer to the particular material employed in the manufacturing process. Since the aluminum alloy powder has been melted through a Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing machine, such properties are related to the specific process.

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    A linear quasi-static analysis has been carried out on the whole system applying the loads as reported in the dedicated section. The constraints of the mechanism have been set by modeling the contact between each part.

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    https://www.micromo.com/.

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    http://www.poggispa.com/.

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    https://www.concept-laser.de/en/products/machines.html.

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    http://www.certema.it/EN/index.html.

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Bianchi, M. (2020). Aluminum Hand Exoskeleton Prototype. In: Development and Testing of Hand Exoskeletons. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37685-7_5

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