Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
We have developed a passive motion device for pronation and supination of the forearm. In this paper, we describe the design and prototype of the passive motion device. Pneumatic soft actuators were used as the driving source of the device. We investigated a structure of the device that moves pronation and supination of the forearm using the pneumatic soft actuators. Based on the exploratory examination, we designed the equipment and also manufactured it. In the test, the subject was measured for the passive range of motion. As a result, the prototype performed passive movements of the pronation and supination for the forearm.
