Human intention detection is fundamental to the control of robotic devices in order to assist humans according to their needs. This paper presents a novel approach for detecting hand motion intention, i.e., rest, open, close, and grasp, and grasping force estimation using force myography (FMG). The output is further used to control a soft hand exoskeleton called an SEM Glove. In this method, two sensor bands constructed using force sensing resistor (FSR) sensors are utilized to detect hand motion states and muscle activities. Upon placing both bands on an arm, the sensors can measure normal forces caused by muscle contraction/relaxation. Afterwards, the sensor data is processed, and hand motions are identified through a threshold-based classification method. The developed method has been tested on human subjects for object-grasping tasks. The results show that the developed method can detect hand motions accurately and to provide assistance w.r.t to the task requirement.
Effective Multi-Mode Grasping Assistance Control of a Soft Hand Exoskeleton Using Force Myography
2020-11-16
Islam , M R U & Bai , S 2020 , ' Effective Multi-Mode Grasping Assistance Control of a Soft Hand Exoskeleton Using Force Myography ' , Frontiers in Robotics and AI , vol. 7 , 567491 . https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.567491
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