epfl-cs358 / 2024sp-exoskeleton

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Design and 3d print a wrist cast. #30

Closed ForestDope closed 5 months ago

ForestDope commented 5 months ago

We needed to have a cast for a wrist to attach the nylon string connected to bowden cables below the palm of the hand. It should fit every person who would like to try our design. So it should be elastic, but at the same time rigid to make the whole system stay in one place. In the end I tried to find some inspirations in the internet and this one seemed to be useful for us. Link to the video from youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=E-CJFMMBPxw My inspiration, which was the closest to what I wanted to create:

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The piece is 3d printed as a flat part and then with usage of heat we can fold it multiple times and fit to many hands in different positions. Fusion file screenshot:

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Our make of the cast looks like this:

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