Volume 6 - Issue 2
Building unobtrusive wearable devices: an ergonomic cybernetic glove
- Borja Bordel Sanchez
Department of Telematics Systems Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
bbordel@dit.upm.es
- Diego Sanchez de Rivera
Department of Telematics Systems Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
diego.sanchezderiveracordoba@gmail.com
- Alvaro Sanchez-Picot
Department of Telematics Systems Engineering, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
alvaro.spicot@gmail.com
Keywords: RFID, flexible circuits, cybernetic devices, cybernetic glove, ergonomics
Abstract
Usually, experts on wearable technologies decide the physiognomy of the designed devices following
their opinion or intuition. In general, no study with real users is conducted to ensure the proposed
device is ergonomic. This situation is especially critical when working on cybernetic gloves, since
the hand performs high precision movements and has a high sensitivity. Therefore, in this paper
we present a novel prototype of cybernetic glove, based on RFID readers and other sensors. Our
proposal includes a study about electronic circuit integration in fabrics in order to increase the integration
level. Moreover, an experimental validation was conducted in order to analyze which is the
best position for the processing device in a cybernetic glove in order to create an ergonomic device
by offering four different implementations.