Hand rehabilitation and haptic surfaces: a tentative prototype

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

João Pedro Falcão Carneiro (Author) FEUP; Maria Teresa Restivo (Author) FEUP; Paulo Abreu (Author) FEUP; Rui Pinto (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: IFAC PAPERSONLINE

Pages: 427-433

7th IFAC Symposium on System Structure and Control (SSSC) jointly held with the 15th IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems (TDS)

Sinaia, ROMANIA, SEP 09-11, 2019

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Authenticus ID: P-00R-K8V

DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.701

Abstract (EN): Hand motor and sensory functions may be impaired by several causes, including healthy aging or nerve damage. It is common to practice hand or finger rehabilitation/training exercises to improve hand function and re-educate sensory information. This article presents a haptic surface prototype for hand rehabilitation/training. The device is connected to a virtual environment and allows for the practice of a variety of hand/finger exercises. The difficulty of the exercise can be adjusted by adjusting the stiffness of its surface via the Particle Jamming method.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7