Development of a statically balanced arm support: ARMON

摘要: People with neuromuscular diseases can benefit from devices that assist their motoric capabilities. Different categories be distinguished for different patient groups, ranging robotic manipulators to non-powered orthoses. Robotic used by people virtually no muscle force, whereas orthoses require at least acceleration and deceleration effort. This paper proposes a hybrid solution, constituting orthosis electronically adjusted varying load. An overview of prototype development would presented, including the design linkage, balancer, interface appearance. A preliminary evaluation users is also provided.