Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
Validity of the band-type soft actuator device for feedback of prosthesis hand grasping was verified. This actuator can bend by compressed air and be wrapped around the respective parts of the prosthetic hand user’s body with a force proportional to prosthesis grasping force. Therefore, the actuator bands can provide the prosthesis grasping power information with the feedback. In this study, the soft actuator device was applied and attached to the ankle of examinees, and then recognition rate of grasping power by the actuator was investigated in experiments. In the results, the recognition rate which was high to some extent was confirmed in the tests.
