Title : 
Thin active fixture to hold finger for easy attachment and comfort of exoskeleton
         
        
            Author : 
Hasegawa, Yohei ; Suzuki, Takumi
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Nagoya Univ., Nagoya, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
This paper proposes a thin active fixture that holds a human body to attach and detach an exoskeleton with less effort and time. This fixture does not become wearer´s burden due to a light weight and interfere with finger motions due to a thin shape. A required time to attach/detach a grasping support exoskeleton to/from fingers and a wrist by our fixtures is shorter than one of Velcro.
         
        
            Keywords : 
dexterous manipulators; fixtures; grippers; handicapped aids; Velcro; exoskeleton; finger motions; grasping; thin active fixture; Exoskeletons; Fixtures; Force; Grasping; Thumb; Wires;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (MHS), 2014 International Symposium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Nagoya
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4799-6678-3
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MHS.2014.7006092