• DocumentCode
    2587876
  • Title

    Capacitive sensing of interfacial forces in prosthesis

  • Author

    Sundara-Rajan, Kishore ; Rowe, Gabriel I. ; Bestick, Aarono ; Mamishev, Alexander V. ; Klute, Glenn K. ; Ledoux, William R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    April 30 2010-May 1 2010
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    76
  • Abstract
    In this paper, we present a capacitive sensor that measures the interfacial forces in prosthesis. The sensor´s design, transfer function and performance metrics are tested and discussed. The sensor is uniquely able to measure both shear and normal stress simultaneously.
  • Keywords
    capacitive sensors; force measurement; force sensors; prosthetics; capacitive sensing; interfacial forces; normal stress; performance metrics; prosthesis; sensor design; shear stress; transfer function; Biosensors; Capacitance measurement; Capacitive sensors; Drives; Electrodes; Force measurement; Force sensors; Prosthetics; Sensor arrays; Stress measurement; capacitive sensing; interfacial forces; pressure; prosthesis; shear;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2010 IEEE International Workshop on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, ON
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6288-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMEA.2010.5480219
  • Filename
    5480219
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2587876