Author:
Alam Umme Kawsar,Shedd Kassidy,Kirkland Joshua,Yaksich Kayla,Haghshenas-Jaryani Mahdi
Abstract
Introduction: Effective control of rehabilitation robots requires considering the distributed and multi-contact point physical human–robot interaction and users’ biomechanical variation. This paper presents a quasi-static model for the motion of a soft robotic exo-digit while physically interacting with an anthropomorphic finger model for physical therapy.Methods: Quasi-static analytical models were developed for modeling the motion of the soft robot, the anthropomorphic finger, and their coupled physical interaction. An intertwining of kinematics and quasi-static motion was studied to model the distributed (multiple contact points) interaction between the robot and a human finger model. The anthropomorphic finger was modeled as an articulated multi-rigid body structure with multi-contact point interaction. The soft robot was modeled as an articulated hybrid soft-and-rigid model with a constant bending curvature and a constant length for each soft segment. A hyperelastic constitute model based on Yeoh’s 3rdorder material model was used for modeling the soft elastomer. The developed models were experimentally evaluated for 1) free motion of individual soft actuators and 2) constrained motion of the soft robotic exo-digit and anthropomorphic finger model.Results and Discussion: Simulation and experimental results were compared for performance evaluations. The theoretical and experimental results were in agreement for free motion, and the deviation from the constrained motion was in the range of the experimental errors. The outcomes also provided an insight into the importance of considering lengthening for the soft actuators.
Subject
Artificial Intelligence,Computer Science Applications
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