Skin Stretch as Haptic Feedback for Upper Limb Prostheses

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dc.contributor.advisorO'Malley, Marcia Ken_US
dc.creatorClark, Janelleen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-16T20:33:08Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-16T20:33:08Zen_US
dc.date.created2017-08en_US
dc.date.issued2017-08-16en_US
dc.date.submittedAugust 2017en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-16T20:33:08Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates two key topics to successfully integrate a skin stretch feedback device into a transradial prosthetic system. The Rice Haptic Rocker (Rocker) is a one degree of freedom haptic device that rotates on an axis, stretching the skin to convey position information. In the first topic, the experimental assessment of the mechanical rocker design and mapping functions create steps to assess perception of users. Second, the functional efficacy of the integrated system, containing the haptic device and a prosthetic arm, is tested in two experiments showing the Rocker is useful for discriminating object sizes and identifying the presence of the cue after focusing on an unrelated task. The results of these experiments inform implentation constraints between an advanced prosthetic device and proprioceptive feedback through skin stretch. Further, the Rice Haptic Rocker can be successfully utilized as proprioceptive feedback of a prosthetic device to a human user.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationClark, Janelle. "Skin Stretch as Haptic Feedback for Upper Limb Prostheses." (2017) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105523">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105523</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105523en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjecthaptic feedbacken_US
dc.subjectskin stretchen_US
dc.subjectsensory feedbacken_US
dc.subjecttactile perceptionen_US
dc.subjectmyoelectric prosthesesen_US
dc.subjectupper limb prostheticsen_US
dc.titleSkin Stretch as Haptic Feedback for Upper Limb Prosthesesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.majorHapticsen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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