TY - CONF T1 - Separating haptic guidance from task dynamics: A practical solution via cutaneous devices T2 - 2018 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS) Y1 - 2018 A1 - E. Pezent A1 - S. Fani A1 - J. Bradley A1 - M. Bianchi A1 - M. K. O'Malley KW - Biomechanics KW - cutaneous forces KW - cutaneous guidance KW - Dynamics KW - Exoskeletons KW - guidance condition KW - guidance cues KW - guidance forces KW - haptic feedback KW - haptic guidance KW - haptic interfaces KW - human movement KW - kinesthetic guidance KW - rendering (computer graphics) KW - separate haptic cues KW - Skin KW - Task analysis KW - task completion strategies KW - task complexity KW - task dynamics KW - task forces KW - Training KW - Trajectory KW - Wrist JF - 2018 IEEE Haptics Symposium (HAPTICS) ER - TY - CONF T1 - The Rice Haptic Rocker: skin stretch haptic feedback with the Pisa/IIT SoftHand T2 - IEEE World Haptics Conference Y1 - 2017 A1 - E. Battaglia A1 - J. P. Clark A1 - M. Bianchi A1 - M. G. Catalano A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - M. K. O'Malley KW - Haptics AB -
Myoelectric prostheses have seen increased application in clinical practice and research, due to their potential for good functionality and versatility. Yet, myoelectric prostheses still suffer from a lack of intuitive control and haptic feedback, which can frustrate users and lead to abandonment. To address this problem, we propose to convey proprioceptive information for a prosthetic hand with skin stretch using the Rice Haptic Rocker. This device was integrated with the myo-controlled version of Pisa/IIT SoftHand and a size discrimination test with 18 able bodied subjects was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. Results show that the Rice Haptic Rocker can be successfully used to convey proprioceptive information. A Likert survey was also presented to the experiment participants, who evaluated the integrated setup as easy to use and effective in conveying proprioception.
JF - IEEE World Haptics Conference PB - IEEE CY - Fürstenfeldbruck (Munich), Germany, June 6-9, 2017 N1 -The authors gratefully acknowledge Matteo Rossi for his valuable advice and Mikaela Juzswik for her unique contribution in the physical realization of some of the equipment used in the experiments. This work was partially supported by the European Community funded project WEARHAP (contract 601165), by the European Commission project (Horizon 2020 research program) SOFTPRO (no. 688857), by the ERC Advanced Grant no. 291166 SoftHands and by the NSF grant IIS-1065497.
ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Skin stretch haptic feedback to convey closure information in anthropomorphic, under-actuated upper limb soft prostheses JF - IEEE Transactions on Haptics ( Early Access ) Y1 - 0 A1 - E. Battaglia A1 - J. Clark A1 - M. Bianchi A1 - M. G. Catalano A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - M. K. O'Malley ER -