Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands: 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side

L. Jabban; B. Metcalfe; D. Zhang; P. Iravani

doi:10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176163

Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands: 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side

L. Jabban, B. Metcalfe, D. Zhang, P. Iravani

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Abstract

The human hand is a vital component of our interaction with the environment, containing a large number of sensory receptors. The loss of a hand is, therefore, a serious and debilitating injury. Surveys have shown that 98% of users of upper limb prostheses desire to feel the level of force they apply through their prosthetic hands. Developments in tactile sensors have yielded many functional electronic skins. However, their complexity remains a barrier to their use in commercial prosthetic hands. This paper introduces a new design of a simple, flexible pressure sensor using carbon fibre tows as both the sensor and the electrodes. The design results in a dynamic pressure range of 0.35 to 280 kPa in a 25-by-25 mm prototype.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Subtitle of host publication	Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	4341-4344
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728119908
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176163
Publication status	Published - 27 Aug 2020
Event	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020 - Montreal, Canada Duration: 20 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
Volume	2020-July
ISSN (Print)	1557-170X

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Conference	42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	20/07/20 → 24/07/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Signal Processing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Health Informatics

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Jabban, L., Metcalfe, B., Zhang, D., & Iravani, P. (2020). Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands: 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side. In 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020 (pp. 4341-4344). [9176163] (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2020-July). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176163

Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands : 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side. / Jabban, L.; Metcalfe, B.; Zhang, D. et al.

42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020. IEEE, 2020. p. 4341-4344 9176163 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS; Vol. 2020-July).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Jabban, L , Metcalfe, B , Zhang, D & Iravani, P 2020, Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands: 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side. in 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020., 9176163, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, vol. 2020-July, IEEE, pp. 4341-4344, 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2020, Montreal, Canada, 20/07/20. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176163

Jabban L , Metcalfe B , Zhang D, Iravani P. Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands: 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side. In 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020. IEEE. 2020. p. 4341-4344. 9176163. (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS). doi: 10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9176163

Jabban, L. ; Metcalfe, B. ; Zhang, D. et al. / Pressure Sensitive Skin for Prosthetic Hands : 2D Contact Location Determination Using Output Connections from a Single Side. 42nd Annual International Conferences of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: Enabling Innovative Technologies for Global Healthcare, EMBC 2020. IEEE, 2020. pp. 4341-4344 (Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS).

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