Rehabilitative and assistive wearable mechatronic upper-limb devices: A review.

ABSTRACT: Recently, there has been a trend toward assistive mechatronic devices that are wearable. These devices provide the ability to assist without tethering the user to a specific location. However, there are characteristics of these devices that are limiting their ability to perform motion tasks and the adoption rate of these devices into clinical settings. The objective of this research is to perform a review of the existing wearable assistive devices that are used to assist with musculoskeletal and neurological disorders affecting the upper limb. A review of the existing literature was conducted on devices that are wearable, assistive, and mechatronic, and that provide motion assistance to the upper limb. Five areas were examined, including sensors, actuators, control techniques, computer sys

SUBMITTER: Desplenter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223206 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature