Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 06, 2021 - June 08, 2021
We aim to develop a softness sensor to evaluate cervical canal during internal examination. In this paper, we designed a soft wearable sensor that does not impair the tactile sensation of the fingertip, and evaluated the effect of the presence of tactile sensation on the pressing angle during the internal examination. The sensor covers the fingertip and has a hole on the fingertip to touch the target tissue. The experimental result showed that participants using the sensor with a hole successfully controlled the pressing angle. In addition, we proposed an improvement of the sensor on the basis of the result.
