A wearable low-cost device based upon Force-Sensing Resistors to detect single-finger forces
Castellini C, Ravindra V (2014)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2014
Publisher: IEEE Computer Society
Pages Range: 199-203
Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
Event location: Sao Paulo
ISBN: 9781479931262
DOI: 10.1109/biorob.2014.6913776
Abstract
In rehabilitation robotics it is highly desirable to find novel human-machine interfaces for the disabled, in particular to substitute or augment surface electromyography (sEMG), trying to keep at the same time its easiness of use, precision and non-invasiveness. In this paper we design and demonstrate one such device, based upon Force-Sensing Resistors (FSRs). An array of 10 FSRs was wrapped around the proximal section of the forearm of ten intact subjects engaged in pressing on an accurate force sensor with their fingers (this includes the rotation of the thumb). The FSRs would detect the forearm surface deformations induced by muscle activity; the signals provided by the FSRs were then matched to the recorded forces. The experimental results show that finger forces can be predicted using this device with the same accuracy obtained in literature using sEMG. The device, even as an academic prototype, weighs about 65 grams and costs around 50 EUR. Thus, it is remarkably light and cheap in comparison to standard sEMG electrode arrays.
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APA:
Castellini, C., & Ravindra, V. (2014). A wearable low-cost device based upon Force-Sensing Resistors to detect single-finger forces. In Raffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo (Eds.), Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (pp. 199-203). Sao Paulo, BR: IEEE Computer Society.
MLA:
Castellini, Claudio, and Vikram Ravindra. "A wearable low-cost device based upon Force-Sensing Resistors to detect single-finger forces." Proceedings of the 5th IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2014, Sao Paulo Ed. Raffaella Carloni, Lorenzo Masia, Jose Maria Sabater-Navarro, Marko Ackermann, Sunil Agrawal, Arash Ajoudani, Panagiotis Artemiadis, Matteo Bianchi, Antonio Padilha Lanari Bo, Maura Casadio, Kevin Cleary, Ashish Deshpande, Domenico Formica, Matteo Fumagalli, Nicolas Garcia-Aracil, Sasha Blue Godfrey, Islam S.M. Khalil, Olivier Lambercy, Rui C. V. Loureiro, Leonardo Mattos, Victor Munoz, Hyung-Soon Park, Luis Eduardo Rodriguez Cheu, Roque Saltaren, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Valentina Squeri, Arno H.A. Stienen, Nikolaos Tsagarakis, Herman Van der Kooij, Bram Vanderborght, Nicola Vitiello, Jose Zariffa, Loredana Zollo, IEEE Computer Society, 2014. 199-203.
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