TY - CHAP A1 - Schaeffer, Leon A1 - Herrmann, David A1 - Böhm, Valter T1 - Theoretical Investigations on a Dynamic Hand Orthosis Based on a Prestressed Compliant Structure with Respect to Stiffness and Wrist-Forces T2 - 2024 International Symposium on Medical Robotics (ISMR), 03-05 June 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA N2 - Many currently available dynamic hand orthoses use articulated connections that have one degree of freedom, such as hinge joints. These orthoses are therefore only able to replicate the multiaxial range of motion of the human hand to a limited extent. A possible solution for replecating the multiaxial movements of the hand is the use of pre-stressed compliant structures as a basis for the orthoses. After a brief description of this concept, the two main first steps by the development, the so called form-finding and the wrist-joint force characterization by hand movements are explained with theoretical analysis based on the static Finite Element Method. The influence of the orthosis parameters, global stiffness and geometric dimensions as well as the influence of the wrist-joint position relative to the orthosis are discussed. Finally, the next planned development steps towards to the first prototype are outlined. KW - Wrist KW - Medical robotics KW - Shape KW - Force KW - Dynamics KW - Prototypes KW - Fasteners Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMR63436.2024.10585860 SN - 2771-9049 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herrmann, David A1 - Schaeffer, Leon A1 - Schmitt, Lukas A1 - Körber, Wolfgang A1 - Merker, Lukas A1 - Zentner, Lena A1 - Böhm, Valter T1 - Compliant Robotic Arm based on a Tensegrity Structure with x-shaped Members T2 - 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft), San Diego, CA, USA. April 14-17, 2024 N2 - The use of intrinsically compliant tensegrity structures in manipulation systems is an attractive research topic. In this paper a 3D compliant robotic arm based on a stacked tensegrity structure consisting of x-shaped rigid members is considered. The rigid members are interconnected by a net of prestressed, tensioned members with pronounced intrinsic elasticity and by inelastic tensioned members. The system's motion is achieved by length-change of the inelastic tensioned members. The operating principle of the system is discussed with the help of kinematic considerations and verified by experiments. KW - Geometry KW - Three-dimensional displays KW - Shape KW - Prototypes KW - Kinematics KW - Soft robotics KW - Manipulators Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/RoboSoft60065.2024.10521941 SP - 1047 PB - IEEE ER -