ROBOTIC HAND EXOSKELETON FOR UPPER MOTOR REHABILITATION.

摘要

The present disclosure is related to a hand exoskeleton focused in the hand motor rehabilitation and the transfer of motor skills with haptic and virtual reality applications. This invention consists of a complex robotic system composed of five fingers and 8 phalanges with independent and uncorrelated movement, whereby the mechanical ability of the system, makes it viable for active and passive application of physiotherapy routines. By having this capability, the robot can open and close the patients’ phalanges in a frequency and range position selected by specialists, as well also during active rehabilitation the robot has the ability to perform the force-position control with which the patient needs to use some strength in the exoskeleton’s phalanges to obtain the desired position.