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Hydro Muscle Hand Brace
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open in viewerOrthotics have recently advanced with the combination of soft-robotics and hydraulics. Utilizing WPIs own Hydro Muscle technology, this robotic brace aims to help patients with hand disabilities by providing fluid-powered exo-musculature assistance. Our goal was to perform specific gestures that provide a disabled patient with the force required to perform daily activities. Custom hydraulically-powered finger muscles were created and integrated into a thin glove, maintaining a lightweight and low-profile composition. This glove successfully manipulated all five fingers into three predetermined gestures, with adequate force to support activities of daily life.
- This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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- E-project-060118-153854
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- Year
- 2018
- Date created
- 2018-06-01
- Location
- Worcester
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- Major
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