Adjusting the natural stiffness of a pneumatic powered exoskeleton designed as a virtual reality haptic device

This study describes the natural stiffness of a pneumatic powered exoskeleton arm, designed as a haptic device in virtual reality applications. It is important for the haptic device to provide a natural, safe, and comfortable physical mutual human–robot interaction as well as realism for the haptic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dimitar Chakarov, Ivanka Veneva, Mihail Tsveov, Evgeni Zlatanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-11-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1729881417739432