Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 2001. Proceedings. Fifth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1318-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.2001.962123
