TY - GEN
T1 - Novel smart sensor glove for arthritis rehabiliation
AU - O'Flynn, Brendan
AU - Sanchez, Javier Torres
AU - Angove, Philip
AU - Connolly, James
AU - Condell, Joan
AU - Curran, Kevin
AU - Gardiner, Philip
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease which attacks the synovial tissue lubricating skeletal joints. This systemic condition affects the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles and tendons that contribute to loss of function and Range of Motion (ROM). Traditional measurement of arthritis requires labour intensive personal examination by medical staff which through their objective measures may hinder the enactment and analysis of arthritis rehabilitation. This paper presents the development of a smart glove to facilitate this rehabilitative process through the integration of sensors, processors and wireless technology to empirically measure ROM. The Tyndall/University of Ulster glove uses a combination of 20 bend sensors, 16 tri-axial accelerometers and 11 force sensors to detect joint movement. All sensors are placed on a flexible PCB to provide high levels of flexibility and sensor stability. The system operation means that the glove does not require calibration for each glove wearer.
AB - Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease which attacks the synovial tissue lubricating skeletal joints. This systemic condition affects the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, muscles and tendons that contribute to loss of function and Range of Motion (ROM). Traditional measurement of arthritis requires labour intensive personal examination by medical staff which through their objective measures may hinder the enactment and analysis of arthritis rehabilitation. This paper presents the development of a smart glove to facilitate this rehabilitative process through the integration of sensors, processors and wireless technology to empirically measure ROM. The Tyndall/University of Ulster glove uses a combination of 20 bend sensors, 16 tri-axial accelerometers and 11 force sensors to detect joint movement. All sensors are placed on a flexible PCB to provide high levels of flexibility and sensor stability. The system operation means that the glove does not require calibration for each glove wearer.
KW - Assisted Living
KW - Microsystem
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Wireless Sensor Networks
KW - flexible PCB design
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84884654470&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BSN.2013.6575482
DO - 10.1109/BSN.2013.6575482
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84884654470
SN - 9781479903306
T3 - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013
BT - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013
T2 - 2013 IEEE International Conference on Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2013
Y2 - 6 May 2013 through 9 May 2013
ER -