CUFF：前腕装着型力覚フィードバックデバイスの設計・特性評価・検証
The CUFF, Clenching Upper-limb Force Feedback wearable device: design, characterization and validation
皮膚伸張と力覚フィードバックを提示する腕装着型ハプティックデバイスを開発し、健常者実験で物体の硬さ・大きさの識別やロボットハンド把持操作における有効性を検証した。
著者: F. Barontini, M. G. Catalano, S. Fani, G. Grioli, M. Bianchi, A. Bicchi
分類: cs.HC, cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
This paper presents the design, characterization and validation of a wearable haptic device able to convey skin stretch, force feedback, and a combination of both, to the user's arm. In this work, we carried out physical and perceptual characterization with eleven able-bodied participants as well as two experiments of discrimination and manipulation task hiring a total of 32 participants. In both the experiments the CUFF was used in conjunction with the Pisa/IIT SoftHand. The first experiment was a discrimination task where the subjects had to recognize the dimension and the softness between pair of cylinder. in the second experiment the subjects were asked to control the robotic hand for grasping objects. After the experiments the subjects underwent to a subjective evaluation of the device. Results of the experiments and questionnaire showed the effectiveness of the proposed device. Thank to its versatility and structure, the device could be a viable solution for teleoperation application, guidance and rehabilitation tasks, including prosthesis applications.