Soft Robots for Healthcare Applications: Design, Modelling, and Control

by Shane Xie, Wei Meng, Mingming Zhang

Robot-assisted healthcare offers benefits for repetitive, intensive and task specific training compared to traditional manual manipulation performed by physiotherapists. However, a majority of existing rehabilitation devices use rigid actuators such as electric motors or hydraulic cylinders which cannot guarantee the safety of patients; novel soft robots combining soft and compliant actuators with stiff skeletons offer a better alternative. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785613111
• ISBN13: 9781785613111
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Institution of Engineering & Technology
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"