Title :
Development of a Slim Haptic Glove Using McKibben Artificial Muscles
Author :
Moon, Kyung-Won ; Ryu, Dongseok ; Chun, Changmook ; Lee, Yongkwon ; Kang, Sungchul ; Park, Mignon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Yonsei Univ., Seoul
Abstract :
In this paper, a light-weight and wearable haptic glove system is introduced which is designed for virtual environments. In order to reduce the weight of the system, micro McKibben artificial muscles are used and 2-port solenoid valve pneumatic system was developed for faster response. Hydraulic system was also developed to actuate artificial muscles, so that we can overcome softness and inaccuracy of pneumatic system due to the compressibility of air. We verify the functionality and usefulness of the proposed system by synchronizing it with a virtual environment
Keywords :
data gloves; hydraulic systems; pneumatic actuators; pneumatic systems; virtual reality; 2-port solenoid valve pneumatic system; McKibben artificial muscles; hydraulic system; slim haptic glove system; virtual environment; Fingers; Force control; Force sensors; Haptic interfaces; Lighting control; Muscles; Pneumatic systems; Sensor systems; Valves; Virtual environment; McKibben Artificial muscle; Slim Haptic glove; Virtual Environment;
Conference_Titel :
SICE-ICASE, 2006. International Joint Conference
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
89-950038-4-7
Electronic_ISBN :
89-950038-5-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2006.315608
