Chris A. Ihrke,Donald R. Davis,Douglas Martin Linn,Bryan Bergelin,Lyndon B. J. Bridgwater,Heather Bibby,Judy Schroeder,Craig Erkkila
申请号：
US13408668
公开号：
US09067325B2
申请日:
2012.02.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A grasp assist system includes a glove and a flexible sleeve. The glove includes a digit such as a finger or thumb, a force sensor configured to measure a grasping force applied to an object by an operator wearing the glove, and adjustable phalange rings positioned with respect to the digit. A saddle is positioned with respect to the finger. A flexible tendon is looped at one end around the saddle. A conduit contains the tendon. A conduit anchor secured within a palm of the glove receives the conduit. The sleeve has pockets containing an actuator assembly connected to another end of the tendon and a controller. The controller is in communication with the force sensor, and calculates a tensile force in response to the measured grasping force. The controller commands the tensile force from the actuator assembly to tension the tendon and thereby move the finger.
