Multi-Compliance Printing Techniques for the Fabrication of Customisable Hand Exoskeletons

IEEE Int Conf Rehabil Robot. 2019 Jun:2019:488-493. doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779371.

Abstract

To be successful, hand exoskeletons require customisable low encumbrance design with multi-compliant materials. This paper details the modification and testing of a fused filament fabrication printer to produce three categories of multi-compliant material that can be incorporated into the design of hand exoskeletons. Demonstration of the multi-compliant material for some common problems in hand exoskeleton design are presented. This method of manufacturing multi-compliant materials could result in widespread use of exoskeleton design in both the rehabilitation and assistive fields.

MeSH terms

  • Exoskeleton Device*
  • Hand*
  • Humans
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional*
  • Robotics*