Design of a Wearable Mechanism With Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)-Based Artificial Muscle for Assisting With Shoulder Abduction

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This letter proposes a new mechanism, a four-bar linkage-based support hinge mechanism, for assisting with shoulder abduction with artificial muscle based on a shape memory alloy (SMA). An artificial muscle using the SMA coils is designed to lighten the entire system and support the wearer's movement both actively and passively. It can generate up to 273 N and 180 N with and without energy input, respectively, while weighing only 0.04 kg. Furthermore, to consider the rotation axis shifts of the arm during shoulder abduction, the trajectory of the arm along the shoulder abduction is modeled using the scapulohumeral rhythm, a combined movement of the scapula and humerus. The mechanism is designed to follow the modeled arm trajectory and achieve the required torque to perform shoulder abduction based on a four-bar linkage mechanism. It can generate up to 10.1 Nm and 6.3 Nm of torque with and without energy input, respectively. To verify the assistive effect of the proposed mechanism, electromyography is measured while performing the same exercise requiring shoulder abduction with and without the support of the mechanism. The results show that the proposed mechanism reduces not only muscle load but also fatigue while performing the shoulder abduction.
Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
Issue Date
2022-10
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Citation

IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS, v.7, no.4, pp.10635 - 10642

ISSN
2377-3766
DOI
10.1109/LRA.2022.3192764
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/298189
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ME-Journal Papers(저널논문)
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