Design of an Electrohydraulic Hand Orthosis for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Commercially Available Components

Ronald Bos; Kostas Nizamis; Dick Plettenburg; Justus Laurens Herder

doi:10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8487196

Design of an Electrohydraulic Hand Orthosis for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Commercially Available Components

Ronald Bos, Kostas Nizamis, Dick Plettenburg, Justus Laurens Herder

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Abstract

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are currently in need of assistive robotics to improve their hand function and have a better quality of life. However, none of the available active hand orthoses is able to address to their specific needs. In this study, the use of hydraulic technology is proposed in the design of an active hand orthosis. Commercially available components were used to identify where customization is necessary for a new electrohydraulic hand orthosis. The presented prototype was able to move four finger modules with a single actuator. The finger modules were separable and had a total mass of only 150 g, whereas the valve manifold added another 250 g. Results revealed that the prototype was able to function well with full flexion/extension cycles up to 2 Hz, but with hysteretic losses between 37–81% of the total input energy. Specialized valves and slave cylinders are required to increase efficiency at higher speeds and to obtain more robust sealing performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob)
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	305-311
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-8183-1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-8184-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8487196
Publication status	Published - 11 Oct 2018
Event	7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BIOROB 2018: High Tech Human Touch - University Campus, Enschede, Netherlands Duration: 26 Aug 2018 → 29 Aug 2018 Conference number: 7 https://www.biorob2018.org/ https://ctw-bw124.ctw.utwente.nl/roborehab/

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Conference	7th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BIOROB 2018
Abbreviated title	BioRob
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Enschede
Period	26/08/18 → 29/08/18
Other	Workshop 5 of BIOROB 2018
Internet address	https://www.biorob2018.org/ https://ctw-bw124.ctw.utwente.nl/roborehab/

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Real-time myoelectric control of wrist/hand motion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case study
Nizamis, K., Ayvaz, A., Rijken, N. H. M., Koopman, B. F. J. M. & Sartori, M., 6 Apr 2023, In: Frontiers in robotics and AI. 10, 1100411.
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A case study with SymbiHand: An sEMG-controlled electrohydraulic hand orthosis for individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Bos, R. A., Nizamis, K., Koopman, B. F. J. M., Herder, J. L., Sartori, M. & Plettenburg, D. H., 1 Jan 2020, In: IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering. 28, 1, p. 258-266
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Hand Neuro-Motor Characterization and Motor Intention Decoding in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Nizamis, K., 28 May 2019, 1st ed. Enschede: University of Twente. 230 p.
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Design of an Electrohydraulic Hand Orthosis for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Commercially Available Components. / Bos, Ronald; Nizamis, Kostas; Plettenburg, Dick et al.
2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob). IEEE, 2018. p. 305-311.

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Design of an Electrohydraulic Hand Orthosis for People with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using Commercially Available Components

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Real-time myoelectric control of wrist/hand motion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A case study

A case study with SymbiHand: An sEMG-controlled electrohydraulic hand orthosis for individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Hand Neuro-Motor Characterization and Motor Intention Decoding in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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