Title :
Data glove with a force sensor
Author :
Tarchanidis, Kostas N. ; Lygouras, John N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Pet. Technol., Kavala Inst. of Technol. & Educ., Greece
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents a data glove equipped with a force sensor. The construction and the electronic circuit are also described. The glove is selected to be a rubber-coated cotton glove. The sensors are firmly attached to the rubber-coated glove using cyanoacrilic glue. The force sensor is made of a steel plate substrate where the commercial strain gauges are attached. The plate is attached on the thumb. The strain gauge bridge is powered by a digital current source. A digital sine is produced by a microcontroller and a DAC with current output. At the peak, the microcontroller produces a digital output signal. This signal triggers the data acquisition system. The force sensor presents a linear response and a resolution of 0.38 N with a sensitivity of 0.05 V/N. The combination can be used in robotics, telecheric applications, biomechanics and virtual reality applications.
Keywords :
data gloves; force sensors; strain gauges; tactile sensors; DAC; current source; cyanoacrilic glue; data acquisition; data glove; digital sine; electronic circuit; microcontroller; rubber-coated cotton glove; steel plate substrate; strain gauge; tactile force sensor; Bridge circuits; Capacitive sensors; Cotton; Data acquisition; Data gloves; Electronic circuits; Force sensors; Microcontrollers; Steel; Thumb;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2003.809484