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Lab Experiences with LARM Clutched Arm for Assisting Disabled People

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New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science

Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science ((Mechan. Machine Science,volume 24))

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Laboratory experiences are reported for an assistive manipulation task by using a prototype of LARM clutched arm. The design and operation of LARM clutched arm are revised to achieve a fairly simple use in an application for assisting disable people in food feeding actions. Results show a suitable arm behavior and proper motion properties in lab tests with arm programing that have been performed mainly by student as user-oriented implementation.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by the grant number 45C/2014, awarded in the internal grant competition of the University of Craiova.

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  1. University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania

    C. Copilusi

  2. University of Cassino and South Latium, Cassino, Italy

    M. Kaur & M. Ceccarelli

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

    Paulo Flores

  2. Structural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Fernando Viadero

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Copilusi, C., Kaur, M., Ceccarelli, M. (2015). Lab Experiences with LARM Clutched Arm for Assisting Disabled People. In: Flores, P., Viadero, F. (eds) New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_64

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