Virtual Grasping : Closed-Loop Force Control Using Electrotactile Feedback
Joint Authors
Djozic, Damir J.
Dosen, Strahinja
Farina, Dario
Jorgovanovic, Nikola
Krajoski, Goran
Source
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Closing the control loop by providing somatosensory feedback to the user of a prosthesis is a well-known, long standing challenge in the field of prosthetics.
Various approaches have been investigated for feedback restoration, ranging from direct neural stimulation to noninvasive sensory substitution methods.
Although there are many studies presenting closed-loop systems, only a few of them objectively evaluated the closed-loop performance, mostly using vibrotactile stimulation.
Importantly, the conclusions about the utility of the feedback were partly contradictory.
The goal of the current study was to systematically investigate the capability of human subjects to control grasping force in closed loop using electrotactile feedback.
We have developed a realistic experimental setup for virtual grasping, which operated in real time, included a set of real life objects, as well as a graphical and dynamical model of the prosthesis.
We have used the setup to test 10 healthy, able bodied subjects to investigate the role of training, feedback and feedforward control, robustness of the closed loop, and the ability of the human subjects to generalize the control to previously “unseen” objects.
Overall, the outcomes of this study are very optimistic with regard to the benefits of feedback and reveal various, practically relevant, aspects of closed-loop control.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jorgovanovic, Nikola& Dosen, Strahinja& Djozic, Damir J.& Krajoski, Goran& Farina, Dario. 2014. Virtual Grasping : Closed-Loop Force Control Using Electrotactile Feedback. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447236
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jorgovanovic, Nikola…[et al.]. Virtual Grasping : Closed-Loop Force Control Using Electrotactile Feedback. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447236
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jorgovanovic, Nikola& Dosen, Strahinja& Djozic, Damir J.& Krajoski, Goran& Farina, Dario. Virtual Grasping : Closed-Loop Force Control Using Electrotactile Feedback. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447236
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-447236