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Prosthetic Hand with Biomimetic Tactile Sensing and Force Feedback


Abstract:

Tactile feedback is important to enhance the ability of amputees to interact with various objects. In this regard, this paper presents a 3D-printed prosthetic limb with i...Show More

Abstract:

Tactile feedback is important to enhance the ability of amputees to interact with various objects. In this regard, this paper presents a 3D-printed prosthetic limb with integrated biomimetic tactile sensors coupled with a feedback actuation mechanism which is integrated to a myo-electric band on the residual limb. The static and dynamic tactile sensors on 3D-printed hand were realized by using a capacitive architecture in tandem with a piezoelectric structure. The capacitive sensing structure exhibited non-linear characteristics with varying sensitivities of 0.25 kPa-1 in low pressure range (<;100 Pa) to 0.002 kPa-1 in high pressure while the piezo-structure exhibited a sensitivity of 2.28 kPa-1. Two different types of actuators are employed and integrated to the myo-electric band to offer static and dynamic tactile feedback in the residual limb area.
Date of Conference: 26-29 May 2019
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 01 May 2019
Print ISBN:978-1-7281-0397-6
Print ISSN: 2158-1525
Conference Location: Sapporo, Japan

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