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Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Fac Mech Engn, Lab Photon Mat & Devices, BR-13083970 Campinas - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL; v. 14, n. 10, p. 3631-3636, OCT 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 17 |
| Abstract | |
The development of a low-cost and flexible optical fiber transducer for measurement of angular displacements is reported. The light intensity attenuation due to fiber microbending losses is correlated to the variations in flexing angle, yielding to a sensitivity of 1.80 degrees. The device was also mounted in a fabric glove to the monitoring of flexion and abduction movements of index and thumb fingers. Once calibrated by a simple procedure, the glove-based system was capable to measure the angular positions with average errors <5 degrees and 7 degrees for interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints, respectively. Additionally, the repeatability analysis resulted in average range and standard deviations of 8.06 degrees and 3.45 degrees, respectively. The optical fiber sensor provides a low-cost alternative to the real-time monitoring of hand posture, and can be suitable for applications in human-robot and human-computer interactions (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/11943-0 - Development of a glove-based optical fiber sensor system applied to the monitoring of hand motions |
| Grantee: | Eric Fujiwara |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |