Measuring system for grasping

Author

Sato, Sigeru ; Shimojo, Makoto ; Seki, Yoshiaki ; Takahashi, Akihiko ; Shimizu, Shunji

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Biosci. & Human Technol., Tsukuba, Japan

fYear

1996

fDate

11-14 Nov 1996

Firstpage

292

Lastpage

297

Abstract

A measuring system for grasping function is developed. The purpose of this system is to measure and analyze the grasping function of human hands. In this report, the structure of the system is introduced. The sensor glove which is the main device of the system, developed by the authors to measure the operation force distribution in hands, is also explained in detail. Using this system, the operation force distribution, joint angles of hands and fingers, wrist position and direction in the operation space and the view of the operation can be simultaneously measured and recorded in real time. The system consists of 5 subsystems: 1) the sensor glove for operation force distribution; 2) the Cyber Glove (by Virtual Technologies) for 18 joint angles in hand; 3) a magnetic sensor to detect the wrist position and direction; 4) a video equipment for the observation of the operation view; and 5) a personal computer to control the system

Keywords

biomechanics; computerised control; data gloves; force measurement; pressure sensors; strain gauges; Cyber Glove; computerised control; force distribution measurement; grasping function measurement system; human hands; joint angles; magnetic sensor; real time system; sensor glove; wrist position; Fingers; Force measurement; Force sensors; Grasping; Humans; Magnetic sensors; Position measurement; Sensor systems; Space technology; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Communication, 1996., 5th IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Tsukuba

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3253-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.1996.568852

Filename

568852