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Mechanism and Control System Design for Exoskeleton With two Degrees of Freedom for the Fingers
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Zohoor, Hassan (Supervisor) ; Farzad, Maryam (Supervisor)
Abstract
According to epidemiological studies conducted in Iran, nowadays, about 200 to 300 people in Iran suffer from stroke. The hands, including fingers, are the most injured and cause one’s disability and creates many direct and indirect costs for the person and the government. In addition to stroke, injuries caused by the use of various apparatus are responsible for hands disruption. It is usually referred to a physiotherapist for the physical disabilities treatment, the treatment process is quite long and time-consuming (usually a one-year physiotherapy). After this treatment, the physiotherapist will prescribe exercise and radiation therapies for the patient. Therefore, in recent years the...