A novel 3-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) spherical mechanism, singularity-free in the anatomical shoulder joint workspace, is described. The use of curved scissors linkages interconnected by revolute joints, whose axes share the same remote centre-of-motion, achieves the most compact design of its kind. The kinematics of this scissors shoulder mechanism (SSM) are derived and presented. A design equation restricting the linkage’s curvature by the central/pitch angle of the fully stretched scissors is obtained. Motion-captured data are used for validating the reachable 3-d workspace while a test-subject is wearing a null protraction/retraction constrained exoskeleton. The embodiment of the SSM as a shoulder joint for an exoskeleton device does not compromise the upper extremity function within the anatomical reachable 3-d workspace. It operates within a volume of 0.236 m3, corresponding to 68.09% and 94.97% of the volumes of the full active (0.350 m3) and null protraction/retraction constrained active (0.223 m3) reachable workspaces of the test-subject, respectively. Thus, the SSM represents a simplification of a spatial spherical mechanism design and overcomes the need for the use of redundant links and optimization routines.


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    Titel :

    A compact 3-DOF shoulder mechanism constructed with scissors linkages for exoskeleton applications


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-02-01


    Anmerkungen:

    Castro , M N , Rasmussen , J , Andersen , M S & Bai , S 2019 , ' A compact 3-DOF shoulder mechanism constructed with scissors linkages for exoskeleton applications ' , Mechanism and Machine Theory , vol. 132 , pp. 264-278 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2018.11.007



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



    Klassifikation :

    DDC:    629



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