Abstract-- This paper presents LIGHTarm, a highly ergonomic gravity-compensated exoskeleton for the upper-limb neurorehabilitation, characterized by a peculiar kinematic structure, expressly conceived to face shoulder rhythm and elbow singularity issues, achieving high backdrivability throughout a large exploitable range of motion. The designed gravity compensation mechanism guarantees a good limb support for impaired people, facilitating upper-limb spatial movements in rehabilitation therapies.

LIGHTarm: a gravity-compensated exoskeleton for the upper-limb rehabilitation

Giulio Spagnuolo;Matteo Malosio;Joao Carlos Dalberto;Alessandro Scano;Andrea Chiavenna;Marco Caimmi;Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti
2015

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Abstract-- This paper presents LIGHTarm, a highly ergonomic gravity-compensated exoskeleton for the upper-limb neurorehabilitation, characterized by a peculiar kinematic structure, expressly conceived to face shoulder rhythm and elbow singularity issues, achieving high backdrivability throughout a large exploitable range of motion. The designed gravity compensation mechanism guarantees a good limb support for impaired people, facilitating upper-limb spatial movements in rehabilitation therapies.
2015
Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato - STIIMA (ex ITIA)
Keywords-- Upper-limb rehabilitation
Gravity-compensated exoskeleton
elbow singularity
shoulder rhythm
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