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Main Authors: Pratap, Subhash, Hatta, Yoshiyuki, Ito, Kazuaki, Hazarika, Shyamanta M.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19430
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author Pratap, Subhash
Hatta, Yoshiyuki
Ito, Kazuaki
Hazarika, Shyamanta M.
author_facet Pratap, Subhash
Hatta, Yoshiyuki
Ito, Kazuaki
Hazarika, Shyamanta M.
contents Data gloves play a crucial role in study of human grasping, and could provide insights into grasp synergies. Grasp synergies lead to identification of underlying patterns to develop control strategies for hand exoskeletons. This paper presents the design and implementation of a data glove that has been enhanced with instrumentation and fabricated using 3D printing technology. The glove utilizes flexible sensors for the fingers and force sensors integrated into the glove at the fingertips to accurately capture grasp postures and forces. Understanding the kinematics and dynamics of human grasp including reach-to-grasp is undertaken. A comprehensive study involving 10 healthy subjects was conducted. Grasp synergy analysis is carried out to identify underlying patterns for robotic grasping. The t-SNE visualization showcased clusters of grasp postures and forces, unveiling similarities and patterns among different GTs. These findings could serve as a comprehensive guide in design and control of tendon-driven soft hand exoskeletons for rehabilitation applications, enabling the replication of natural hand movements and grasp forces.
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spellingShingle Understanding Grasp Synergies during Reach-to-grasp using an Instrumented Data Glove
Pratap, Subhash
Hatta, Yoshiyuki
Ito, Kazuaki
Hazarika, Shyamanta M.
Robotics
Data gloves play a crucial role in study of human grasping, and could provide insights into grasp synergies. Grasp synergies lead to identification of underlying patterns to develop control strategies for hand exoskeletons. This paper presents the design and implementation of a data glove that has been enhanced with instrumentation and fabricated using 3D printing technology. The glove utilizes flexible sensors for the fingers and force sensors integrated into the glove at the fingertips to accurately capture grasp postures and forces. Understanding the kinematics and dynamics of human grasp including reach-to-grasp is undertaken. A comprehensive study involving 10 healthy subjects was conducted. Grasp synergy analysis is carried out to identify underlying patterns for robotic grasping. The t-SNE visualization showcased clusters of grasp postures and forces, unveiling similarities and patterns among different GTs. These findings could serve as a comprehensive guide in design and control of tendon-driven soft hand exoskeletons for rehabilitation applications, enabling the replication of natural hand movements and grasp forces.
title Understanding Grasp Synergies during Reach-to-grasp using an Instrumented Data Glove
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.19430