Strain sensing fabric for hand posture and gesture monitoring.
Monitoring body kinematics and analyzing posture and gesture is an area of major importance in bioengineering and several other connected disciplines such as rehabilitation, sport medicine and ergonomics. Recent developments of new smart materials consent the realization of a new generation of garments with distributed sensors. What we present here is a sensing glove able to detect the posture and movements of the hand.
Lorussi
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Interdipartimental Research Center E. Piaggio, Pisa, Italy. lorussi@piaggio.ccii.unipi.it
Tognetti
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A
Tesconi
M
M
Pastacaldi
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P
De Rossi
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D
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000295:instrumentation; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003020:Clothing; D005868:Gestures; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D017216:Telemedicine; D013784:Textiles
D012826:Silicone Elastomers