title: Electroactive polymer patches for wearable haptic interfaces.
abstract: Fully wearable and unobtrusive sensing will enable the possibility of monitoring people anywhere and anytime, for healthcare, well-being, protection and safety. Many research groups have exploited textiles as the ideal platform for pervasive monitoring. This paper reports advances in electroactive polymer technology oriented to mechanical sensing and actuation within textile interfaces. The preliminary development of a textile-based glove in which electroactive polymers act as force/position sensors and haptic feedback actuators is presented.
authors.affiliation: Interdepartmental Research Centre E Piaggio, University of Pisa, Italy. d.derossi@centropiaggio.unipi.it
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Rossi
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carpi
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carbonaro
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tognetti
authors.forename: Enzo Pasquale
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Scilingo
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D020724:Elastomers; D004560:Electricity; D005868:Gestures; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000502:physiology; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013686:Telemetry; D013784:Textiles; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers; D011108:Polymers