TY - JOUR
T1 - A review on design of upper limb exoskeletons
AU - Gull, Muhammad Ahsan
AU - Bai, Shaoping
AU - Bak, Thomas
PY - 2020/3/17
Y1 - 2020/3/17
N2 - Exoskeleton robotics has ushered in a new era of modern neuromuscular rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology research. The technology promises to improve the upper-limb functionalities required for performing activities of daily living. The exoskeleton technology is evolving quickly but still needs interdisciplinary research to solve technical challenges, e.g., kinematic compatibility and development of effective human–robot interaction. In this paper, the recent development in upper-limb exoskeletons is reviewed. The key challenges involved in the development of assistive exoskeletons are highlighted by comparing available solutions. This paper provides a general classification, comparisons, and overview of the mechatronic designs of upper-limb exoskeletons. In addition, a brief overview of the control modalities for upper-limb exoskeletons is also presented in this paper. A discussion on the future directions of research is included.
AB - Exoskeleton robotics has ushered in a new era of modern neuromuscular rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology research. The technology promises to improve the upper-limb functionalities required for performing activities of daily living. The exoskeleton technology is evolving quickly but still needs interdisciplinary research to solve technical challenges, e.g., kinematic compatibility and development of effective human–robot interaction. In this paper, the recent development in upper-limb exoskeletons is reviewed. The key challenges involved in the development of assistive exoskeletons are highlighted by comparing available solutions. This paper provides a general classification, comparisons, and overview of the mechatronic designs of upper-limb exoskeletons. In addition, a brief overview of the control modalities for upper-limb exoskeletons is also presented in this paper. A discussion on the future directions of research is included.
KW - Assistive technology
KW - Exoskeleton review
KW - Human-robot interaction
KW - Neuromuscular rehabilitation
KW - Upper-limb exoskeleton
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082558547&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/robotics9010016
DO - 10.3390/robotics9010016
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85082558547
SN - 2218-6581
VL - 9
JO - Robotics
JF - Robotics
IS - 1
M1 - 16
ER -