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Smart sensor for wrist movements

Johansson, Hillevi LU (2015) BMEM01 20151
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Abstract
The aim of this thesis was to develop a way to evaluate the mobility of the wrist or hand after an injury.
To do this a prototype of a compression glove with added conductive silicone was made. A tensile test was done first to test linearity between resistance and elongation. Thereafter this was implemented on the prototype. The silicone, Elastosil LR3162 showed good proprieties for the purpose when stretching the fabric. The results showed linear behavior and also a large indication when changing the resistance .
Wearing the prototype glove and bending the hand will stretch the silicone. When bending it is thus possible to measure the change in resistance. The readings can thereafter be converted to angular displacement from a given... (More)
The aim of this thesis was to develop a way to evaluate the mobility of the wrist or hand after an injury.
To do this a prototype of a compression glove with added conductive silicone was made. A tensile test was done first to test linearity between resistance and elongation. Thereafter this was implemented on the prototype. The silicone, Elastosil LR3162 showed good proprieties for the purpose when stretching the fabric. The results showed linear behavior and also a large indication when changing the resistance .
Wearing the prototype glove and bending the hand will stretch the silicone. When bending it is thus possible to measure the change in resistance. The readings can thereafter be converted to angular displacement from a given starting position.
The final goal is to further develop this idea and send the readings with a bluetooth device to an application in the patients mobile phone.
This project is delimited to evaluate Elastosil as a suitable material, to develop a simple prototype, and to suggest how to proceed. (Less)
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Smart sensor for wrist movements
What if you could follow your own recovery after an injury? This project is about finding a way to evaluate the mobility of the hand and wrist using a conductive silicone painted on a glove.
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author
Johansson, Hillevi LU
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organization
course
BMEM01 20151
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
language
English
additional info
2015-15
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7760171
date added to LUP
2015-08-14 09:04:42
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2015-08-14 13:12:02
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this thesis was to develop a way to evaluate the mobility of the wrist or hand after an injury. 
 To do this a prototype of a compression glove with added conductive silicone was made. A tensile test was done first to test linearity between resistance and elongation. Thereafter this was implemented on the prototype. The silicone, Elastosil LR3162 showed good proprieties for the purpose when stretching the fabric. The results showed linear behavior and also a large indication when changing the resistance . 
 Wearing the prototype glove and bending the hand will stretch the silicone. When bending it is thus possible to measure the change in resistance. The readings can thereafter be converted to angular displacement from a given starting position.
 The final goal is to further develop this idea and send the readings with a bluetooth device to an application in the patients mobile phone. 
 This project is delimited to evaluate Elastosil as a suitable material, to develop a simple prototype, and to suggest how to proceed.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Hillevi}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Smart sensor for wrist movements}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}