Force measurement based on dielectric elastomers for an intelligent glove providing worker assessment in the digital production

S. Gratz-Kelly; Andreas Meyer; Paul Motzki; Sophie Nalbach; Gianluca Rizzello; Stefan Seelecke

doi:10.1117/12.2558442

22 April 2020 Force measurement based on dielectric elastomers for an intelligent glove providing worker assessment in the digital production

S. Gratz-Kelly, Andreas Meyer, Paul Motzki, Sophie Nalbach, Gianluca Rizzello, Stefan Seelecke

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Proceedings Volume 11375, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXII; 1137525 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558442
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2020, Online Only

Abstract

Due to recent progress in human-machine interaction towards industry 4.0 applications, the development of interfaces ensuring a safe collaboration between handling devices and workers is gaining a significant attention. For such applications, integration of wearable and highly stretchable actuator/sensor elements permits to endow the handling system with advanced and intelligent features. This paper presents on the development of a novel intelligent glove system which makes use of highly stretchable dielectric elastomer (DE) transducers as textile-integrated actuator and sensor components. The presented DE system can be used, e.g., as an adaptive assistance tool suitable for industry 4.0 environment. As a first step towards the development of the intelligent glove prototype, this paper mainly focuses on DE-based integrated force measurements. Different concepts for DE-based force measurements are presented and compared. Some of these sensing strategies are then selected, and their performance compared within the context of human-machine interaction and user interfaces.

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S. Gratz-Kelly, Andreas Meyer, Paul Motzki, Sophie Nalbach, Gianluca Rizzello, and Stefan Seelecke "Force measurement based on dielectric elastomers for an intelligent glove providing worker assessment in the digital production", Proc. SPIE 11375, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXII, 1137525 (22 April 2020); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2558442

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