Morphology Design of Soft Strain Sensors with Superior Stability for Wearable Rehabilitation Robots

Qian Wang, Seyram Ofori, Qiulei Liu, Haoyong Yu, Shuo Ding, Haitao Yang

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摘要

Accurate human motion tracking by wearable sensors is critical for wearable robots in rehabilitation, but existing sensing technologies have several limitations, such as unaffordability, poor stability, and reliability concerns. Through the sensor morphology design, this research focuses on the development of robust soft strain sensors using crumpled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Compared to planar sensors, crumpled SWCNTs sensors exhibit wide working strain ranges, robust cycling performance, and superior mechanical stability. These sensors were integrated into a rehabilitation exoskeleton and successfully monitored elbow deformation and muscle activity by sensitive, stable, and reliable signals, indicating great potential in replacing EMG and inertial sensors to provide accurate and immediate feedback for optimized operations in rehabilitation tasks. This technology provides a cost-effective, wearable, and privacy-friendly solution for motion monitoring in rehabilitation robots, improving the effectiveness and convenience of rehabilitation treatment for people with physical disabilities.

源语言英语
主期刊名Intelligent Robotics and Applications - 16th International Conference, ICIRA 2023, Proceedings
编辑Huayong Yang, Jun Zou, Geng Yang, Xiaoping Ouyang, Honghai Liu, Zhiyong Wang, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu
出版商Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
576-583
页数8
ISBN(印刷版)9789819964888
DOI
出版状态已出版 - 2023
活动16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023 - Hangzhou, 中国
期限: 5 7月 20237 7月 2023

出版系列

姓名Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
14269 LNAI
ISSN(印刷版)0302-9743
ISSN(电子版)1611-3349

会议

会议16th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2023
国家/地区中国
Hangzhou
时期5/07/237/07/23

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