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HAPTICS
2009
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Stretchable fingernail sensors for measurement of fingertip force
This paper describes a novel stretchable fingernail sensor for measuring fingertip forces for human-computer interaction. The fingernail sensor uses photoplethysmography to measur...
Jumana M. Abu-Khalaf, Jung Woo Park, Debra J. Masc...
HAPTICS
2002
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Understanding of Fingernail-Bone Interaction and Fingertip Hemodynamics for Fingernail Sensor Design
When the human fingertip is pressed against a surface or bent, the hemodynamic state of the fingertip is altered due to mechanical interactions between the fingernail and bone. No...
Stephen A. Mascaro, H. Harry Asada
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Measuring Fingertip Forces by Imaging the Fingernail
This paper presents an external camera method for measuring fingertip forces by imaging the fingernail and surrounding skin. This method is an alternative to the photoplethysmog...
Yu Sun, Young-Seok Kim, John M. Hollerbach, Thenku...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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14 years 4 months ago
Dynamic Features and Prediction Model for Imaging the Fingernail to Measure Fingertip Forces
— As an extension of our previous work on estimating fingertip forces by imaging the fingernail [13], the dynamic features of the coloration response of different parts of the ...
Yu Sun, John M. Hollerbach, Stephen A. Mascaro
IROS
2006
IEEE
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14 years 4 months ago
Tactile Measurement of Local Contact Geometry Using Soft Fingertip with Force/Torque Sensor
— We propose a new method of tactile sensing for a fingertip of robotic hand based on the analysis of the mechanical constraints imposed to the contact between the fingertip an...
Kouji Murakami, Tsutomu Hasegawa