Low cost exoskeleton manipulator using bidirectional triboelectric sensors enhanced multiple degree of freedom sensory system

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 2692 - 16
• Main Authors: Zhu, Minglu, Sun, Zhongda, Chen, Tao, Lee, Chengkuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.05.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166/987; 639/166/988; Automation; Computer applications; Computer Simulation; Data processing; Degrees of freedom; Equipment Design - economics; Equipment Design - instrumentation; Equipment Design - methods; Exoskeleton; Exoskeleton Device; Exoskeletons; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Interfaces; Joints - physiology; Man-machine interfaces; Movement - physiology; multidisciplinary; Orthotic Devices; Physical properties; Power consumption; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Robot arms; Robotics; Robotics - economics; Robotics - instrumentation; Robotics - methods; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sensors; Upper Extremity - physiology; Virtual reality; Wearable technology; Wrist

Rapid developments of robotics and virtual reality technology are raising the requirements of more advanced human-machine interfaces for achieving efficient parallel control. Exoskeleton as an assistive wearable device, usually requires a huge cost and complex data processing to track the multi-dime...