Optimal Design of a Five-Bar Mechanism Dedicated to Assisting in the Fingers Flexion-Extension Movement

Araceli Zapatero-Gutiérrez, Med Amine Laribi, Eduardo Castillo-Castañeda

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abstract

The recovery after a stroke requires appropriate rehabilitation processes. Recovering hand functionality is essential for the reintegration of the patient into his habitual life. This article presents an innovative finger rehabilitation device capable of producing the real flexion-extension trajectory. The proposed device architecture is based on a five-bar mechanism. An optimal design problem solved using the gradient optimization method provides the geometric parameters for the five-bar mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)256-264
Number of pages9
JournalMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume103
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Finger rehabilitation
  • Five-bar mechanism
  • Gradient optimization method
  • Optimal design

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Optimal Design of a Five-Bar Mechanism Dedicated to Assisting in the Fingers Flexion-Extension Movement'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this