Pons Wearable Robots

Biomechatronic Exoskeletons
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-98765-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 358 Seiten, E-Book

A wearable robot is a mechatronic system that is designed aroundthe shape and function of the human body, with segments and jointscorresponding to those of the person it is externally coupled with.Teleoperation and power amplification were the first applications,but after recent technological advances the range of applicationfields has widened. Increasing recognition from the scientificcommunity means that this technology is now employed intelemanipulation, man-amplification, neuromotor control researchand rehabilitation, and to assist with impaired human motorcontrol.
Logical in structure and original in its global orientation,this volume gives a full overview of wearable robotics, providingthe reader with a complete understanding of the key applicationsand technologies suitable for its development. The main topics aredemonstrated through two detailed case studies; one on a lower limbactive orthosis for a human leg, and one on a wearable robot thatsuppresses upper limb tremor. These examples highlight thedifficulties and potentialities in this area of technology,illustrating how design decisions should be made based onthese.
As well as discussing the cognitive interaction between humanand robot, this comprehensive text also covers:
* the mechanics of the wearable robot and it'sbiomechanical interaction with the user, including state-of-the-arttechnologies that enable sensory and motor interaction betweenhuman (biological) and wearable artificial (mechatronic)systems;
* the basis for bioinspiration and biomimetism, general rules forthe development of biologically-inspired designs, and how thesecould serve recursively as biological models to explain biologicalsystems;
* the study on the development of networks for wearablerobotics.
Wearable Robotics: Biomechatronic Exoskeletons willappeal to lecturers, senior undergraduate students, postgraduatesand other researchers of medical, electrical and bio engineeringwho are interested in the area of assistive robotics. Active systemdevelopers in this sector of the engineering industry will alsofind it an informative and welcome resource.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pons, José L.

Über Autor(innen)

Jose L. Pons, is currently a Scientist for the Bioengineering Group of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research. He has previously written journal articles including for Humanoids and personal robots: Design and experiments, for the Journal of Robotic Systems, (Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 673-690,4/12/2001). Pons has also written Emerging Actuator Technologies: A Micromechatronic Approach (0470091975) a book on the design and control of novel actuators for applications in micro nanosystems.