A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications

A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications

Nowadays, prosthetic and robotic hands have reached an amazing dexterity and grasping capability. However, to enhance a proper tactile 'experience', dexterity should be supported by proper sensation of daily life objects which such devices are supposed to manipulate. Here we propose a low...

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Main Authors: E. L. Secco, C. Moutschen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2018-07-01
Series:EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology
Subjects:
Anthropomorphic Design
Biologically Inspired Design; Sensor Integration
Sensor Optimization
Online Access:http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.28-2-2018.155078
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spelling doaj-ca064bc22996431bad13c4f5fc51ed202020-11-25T03:28:02ZengEuropean Alliance for Innovation (EAI)EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology2411-71452018-07-0141411010.4108/eai.28-2-2018.155078A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic ApplicationsE. L. Secco0C. Moutschen1Robotic Laboratory, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park L16 9JD, UK; seccoe@hope.ac.ukHELMo-Gramme University, Quai du Condroz, 28, 4031 Angleur, BelgiumNowadays, prosthetic and robotic hands have reached an amazing dexterity and grasping capability. However, to enhance a proper tactile 'experience', dexterity should be supported by proper sensation of daily life objects which such devices are supposed to manipulate. Here we propose a low cost anthropomorphic solution for the integration of a force sensor within a biologically inspired fingertip. A commercial force resistive sensor is embedded within a human-like soft fingertip made of silicone: the housing of the sensor - a 3D printed bay embedded within the fingertip - is analyzed via Finite Element Analysis and optimized to enhance sensor response. Experiments validate the design and proposed solution.http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.28-2-2018.155078Anthropomorphic DesignBiologically Inspired Design; Sensor IntegrationSensor Optimization
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author E. L. Secco
C. Moutschen
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A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology
Anthropomorphic Design
Biologically Inspired Design; Sensor Integration
Sensor Optimization
author_facet E. L. Secco
C. Moutschen
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title A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
title_short A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
title_full A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
title_fullStr A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
title_full_unstemmed A Soft Anthropomorphic & Tactile Fingertip for LowCost Prosthetic & Robotic Applications
title_sort soft anthropomorphic & tactile fingertip for lowcost prosthetic & robotic applications
publisher European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
series EAI Endorsed Transactions on Pervasive Health and Technology
issn 2411-7145
publishDate 2018-07-01
description Nowadays, prosthetic and robotic hands have reached an amazing dexterity and grasping capability. However, to enhance a proper tactile 'experience', dexterity should be supported by proper sensation of daily life objects which such devices are supposed to manipulate. Here we propose a low cost anthropomorphic solution for the integration of a force sensor within a biologically inspired fingertip. A commercial force resistive sensor is embedded within a human-like soft fingertip made of silicone: the housing of the sensor - a 3D printed bay embedded within the fingertip - is analyzed via Finite Element Analysis and optimized to enhance sensor response. Experiments validate the design and proposed solution.
topic Anthropomorphic Design
Biologically Inspired Design; Sensor Integration
Sensor Optimization
url http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.28-2-2018.155078
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