Active dressware: wearable proprioceptive systems based on electroactive polymers

Author

De Rossi, Danilo ; Lorussi, Federico ; Mazzoldi, Alberto ; Scilingo, E.P. ; Orsini, Piero

Author_Institution

Interdipartimental Res. Center, Pisa Univ., Italy

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

161

Lastpage

162

Abstract

A technology based on conducting polymers and rubber microdispersed carbon phases enables the realization of truly wearable instrumented garments capable of recording proprioceptive maps and of stiffening body and hand segments with no discomfort for the subject, negligible motion artifacts and body overload Applications are foreseen in virtual and augmented reality, teleoperation and rehabilitation fields

Keywords

augmented reality; conducting polymers; electrostriction; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; interactive devices; mechanoception; piezoelectric actuators; piezoelectric materials; piezoresistive devices; strain sensors; telecontrol; active dressware; augmented teleoperation; body segments; conducting polymers; electroactive polymers; hand segments; proprioceptive maps; rehabilitation; rubber microdispersed carbon phases; stiffening; virtual reality; wearable instrumented garments; wearable proprioceptive systems; Actuators; Biomedical monitoring; Capacitive sensors; Clothing; Disk recording; Instruments; Optical fiber sensors; Polymers; Rubber; Sensor arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wearable Computers, 2001. Proceedings. Fifth International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Zurich

ISSN

1530-0811

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1318-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISWC.2001.962123

Filename

962123