Miriam Filomena De Francesco
Range of Motion Enhancement in a Passive Upper-Limb Exoskeleton: Design Improvements to a Prototype Based on Pneumatic Artificial Muscles.
Rel. Carlo De Benedictis, Carlo Ferraresi, Maria Paterna. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2025
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Abstract
Industrial passive exoskeletons are used to assist workers in performing repetitive and physically demanding tasks, in fields such as manufacturing. These devices aim to reduce biomechanical stress on specific joint or anatomical regions, with the ultimate goal of reducing the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Among the various joints subjected to overwork, the shoulder joint presents a unique challenge due to its high degrees of freedom (DOF) and wide range of motion (ROM), which make it difficult to design support mechanisms that do not interfere with physiological movements. This thesis focuses on the biomechanical analysis and functional enhancement of a passive upper-limb exoskeleton prototype which employs two Pneumatic Artificial Muscles (PAMs).
In its initial configuration, the exoskeleton provides assistive torque during arm elevation, but the current transmission architecture imposes limitations on the functional ROM, effectively constraining the shoulder flexion between 90° and 135°
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