用单根腱绳和扭簧设计腕关节外骨骼,减少重量与复杂性。
Design, Modelling and Experimental Evaluation of a Tendon-driven Wrist Abduction-Adduction Mechanism for an upper limb exoskeleton
- 单根腱绳+螺旋扭簧实现无反向驱动的持续张力。
- 仿真指导参数选择,实测运动范围与扭矩匹配良好。
- 适合康复外骨骼设计,降低对反复调参的依赖。
腕部外骨骼在康复与辅助应用中至关重要,但传统电机或气动驱动常带来重量大、摩擦高、结构复杂等问题。本文提出一种新型单缆(腱绳)驱动、扭簧辅助的腕外展-内收机构,并采用基于仿真的方法确定其刚度参数。该机构通过一根布登电缆被动张紧,由螺旋扭簧(钟弹簧)维持连续张力,无需对抗性驱动。建立了机构的运动学与动力学模型,用于估算所需转矩并确定最优弹簧参数。仿真结果指导了功能原型的设计,并在五名无运动障碍者身上,于不同手臂位置与负载条件下,测试了三种弹簧配置,以应对用户差异与建模不确定性。实验结果与仿真趋势高度一致,标称弹簧配置实现了运动范围、扭矩需求与重复性的平衡。研究表明,仿真指导的刚度选择可有效指导紧凑型缆绳驱动腕外骨骼的设计,减少对经验调试的依赖。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Wrist exoskeletons play a vital role in rehabilitation and assistive applications, yet conventional actuation mechanisms such as electric motors or pneumatics often introduce undesirable weight, friction, and complexity. This paper presents a novel single-cable (tendon), torsional-spring-assisted actuation mechanism for wrist abduction-adduction, and a simulation-based method for selecting its stiffness parameters. The mechanism employs a single Bowden cable passively tensioned by a spiral torsional spring (clock spring) to maintain continuous cable tension without antagonistic actuation. Kinematic and dynamic modeling of the mechanism was performed to estimate the required torque and identify optimal spring parameters. These simulation-derived parameters guided the design of a functional prototype, which was experimentally evaluated with five participants with no motor disabilities (NMD) under varying arm positions and loading conditions using three spring configurations to account for user variability and modeling uncertainties. Experimental results show consistent agreement with simulation-derived trends, with the nominal spring configuration achieving balanced motion range, torque demand, and repeatability. The results demonstrate that simulation-informed stiffness selection can effectively guide the design of compact, cable-driven wrist exoskeletons while reducing reliance on empirical tuning.
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