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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-319-03958-9
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100 1 _aFreni, Pierluigi.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInnovative Hand Exoskeleton Design for Extravehicular Activities in Space
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Pierluigi Freni, Eleonora Marina Botta, Luca Randazzo, Paolo Ariano.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aXII, 89 p. 46 illus., 2 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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490 1 _aSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
_x2191-530X
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Users' Requirements -- State of the Art -- The Solution -- Concept Layout -- Conclusions.
520 _aEnvironmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms. A state-of-the-art exploration in the field of hand exoskeletons revealed that available products are unsuitable for space applications because of their bulkiness and mass. This book proposes a novel approach to the development of hand exoskeletons, based on an innovative soft robotics concept that relies on the exploitation of electroactive polymers operating as sensors and actuators, on a combination of electromyography and mechanomyography for detection of the user's will and on neural networks for control. The result is a design that should enhance astronauts' performance during extravehicular activities. In summary, the advantages of the described approach are a low-weight, high-flexibility exoskeleton that allows for dexterity and compliance with the user's will.
650 0 _aEngineering.
650 0 _aAerospace engineering.
650 0 _aAstronautics.
650 0 _aRobotics.
650 0 _aAutomation.
650 0 _aBiomedical engineering.
650 1 4 _aEngineering.
650 2 4 _aAerospace Technology and Astronautics.
650 2 4 _aRobotics and Automation.
650 2 4 _aCeramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.
650 2 4 _aBiomedical Engineering.
700 1 _aBotta, Eleonora Marina.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aRandazzo, Luca.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aAriano, Paolo.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783319039572
830 0 _aSpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03958-9
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