title: A Soft Sensor-Based Three-Dimensional (3-D) Finger Motion Measurement System.
abstract: In this study, a soft sensor-based three-dimensional (3-D) finger motion measurement system is proposed. The sensors, made of the soft material Ecoflex, comprise embedded microchannels filled with a conductive liquid metal (EGaln). The superior elasticity, light weight, and sensitivity of soft sensors allows them to be embedded in environments in which conventional sensors cannot. Complicated finger joints, such as the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint of the thumb are modeled to specify the location of the sensors. Algorithms to decouple the signals from soft sensors are proposed to extract the pure flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction joint angles. The performance of the proposed system and algorithms are verified by comparison with a camera-based motion capture system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea. wkpark@unist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Wookeun
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea. norudrhks@unist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyongkwan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea. suinkim@unist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Suin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Korea. jbbae@unist.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Joonbum
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bae
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D052737:Carpometacarpal Joints; D005384:Finger Joint; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013933:Thumb
keywords: finger joint modeling; finger motion measurement; soft sensor; wearable sensor