Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of simple in structure, light, cleaning, reliable, have force feedback when participating in the cintest, be suitable for the flexible exoskeleton elbow joint based on pneumatic muscles of single-degree-of-freedom mechanical hand principal and subordinate control.
Flexible exoskeleton elbow joint based on pneumatic muscles of the present invention, comprise that single-degree-of-freedom forward and reverse crooked pneumatic muscles and the operators that install in joint, two that rotatablely move dress support, the single-degree-of-freedom joint that rotatablely moves comprises torque sensor and U type connecting rod, the two ends of torque sensor are separately installed with rolling bearing, the two ends of U type connecting rod opening are hinged with rolling bearing respectively, form rotary motion pair; Article two, the pneumatic muscles of forward and reverse bending is fixed with the straight-bar of U type connecting rod respectively, and the curved end of two pneumatic muscles links to each other with torque sensor through connector respectively; Operator's support comprises that upper arm is dressed support and underarm is dressed support, and upper arm is dressed the bottom of support and U type connecting rod and fixed, and underarm is dressed support and fixed through rack rod and torque sensor.
During use, operator's upper arm and underarm pasted respectively by bandage be fixed on overarm brace and the following arm support suitablely, the single-degree-of-freedom joint that rotatablely moves has the ancon revolute of one degree of freedom, article two, forward and reverse crooked pneumatic muscles of installing, by control to the pneumatic muscles cavity pressure, can produce positive and negative moment, realize that the people goes up the rotation of underarm around elbow joint around the single-degree-of-freedom revolute.
For ease of gathering the pneumatic muscles cavity internal pressure, can on the pneumatic muscles air inlet of two forward and reverse bendings, gas pressure sensor be installed respectively, like this, refuse pick off in conjunction with turning round on the rotary joint, can control the turning moment that is applied on the whole joint.
Flexible exoskeleton elbow joint based on pneumatic muscles of the present invention is simple in structure, portable and smart, adopts the executive component of pneumatic muscles as the joint, and the action that the imitation human muscle stretches has bionic characteristics.Can be by to operator's elbow joint movement parameter measurement, the industry mechanical arm of single-degree-of-freedom is carried out the master-slave mode operation, adaptability is strong.By control, realize having the force feedback signal of perception when participating in the cintest simultaneously, strengthen the degree true to nature of control gas pressure in the pneumatic muscles cavity in the joint.This invention also can be widely used in medical treatment, by the control to pneumatic muscles in the joint, as muscle atrophy of upper limb elbow joint or individuals with disabilities's medical rehabilitation assistive device.
The specific embodiment
Further specify the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
With reference to accompanying drawing, the flexible exoskeleton elbow joint that the present invention is based on pneumatic muscles comprises that rotatablely move joint 1, two forward and reverse crooked pneumatic muscles 2 and operators that install of single-degree-of-freedom dress support 3, the single-degree-of-freedom joint 1 that rotatablely moves comprises torque sensor 10 and U type connecting rod 11, the two ends of torque sensor 10 are separately installed with rolling bearing 4, the two ends of U type connecting rod 11 openings are hinged with rolling bearing respectively, form rotary motion pair; Article two, the pneumatic muscles 2 of forward and reverse bending is fixed with the straight-bar of U type connecting rod 11 respectively, and the curved end of two pneumatic muscles links to each other with torque sensor 10 through connector 5 respectively; Operator's support 3 comprises that upper arm is dressed support 8 and underarm is dressed support 9, and upper arm is dressed support 8 and fixed with the bottom of U type connecting rod 11, and it is fixing with torque sensor 10 through rack rod 6 that underarm is dressed support 9.In the diagram instantiation, on two forward and reverse crooked pneumatic muscles air inlets of installing, be separately installed with gas pressure sensor 7.
Flexible exoskeleton elbow joint based on pneumatic muscles has one degree of freedom altogether, by control to gas pressure in the control pneumatic muscles cavity, in conjunction with turning round the signal of refusing pick off in the joint, can realize that the single-degree-of-freedom mechanical hand is had principal and subordinate's control of force feedback signal when participating in the cintest.