Haptic glove development for passive control of a robotic arm

Abstract

With the advancement in the development of microelectronic devices has emerged new jobs using motion sensors with MEMS technology (Micro Electro Mechanical System). This project develops a system that can recognize the angle formed with the movement of the human fist. Technically is the instrumentation of the human arm with the use of an accelerometer in a Passive Haptic Glove, by a so-called programmable dissipation characteristic, that it is being used for controlling the robotic arm. The work is related to a kind of more natural and intuitive human-robot interface to the use in rescue robots.