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Silicone Skeleton
Silicone Skeleton
The final superstructure of the glove consisted of a dual-casted, flex-sensor-integrated, silicone shell with wires attached to the flex sensors leading to the microcontroller. Silicone was chosen as the product of use because it was easy in terms of manufacturability and allowed for form fitting of the glove to the patients anatomy. Some drawbacks of using the current system include awkward thumb location which hinders the usability of the thumb force sensor, poor cable management within the silicone system and the inclusion of distal finger straps which are too large with respect to the patients anatomy.
Magnetic Straps
Magnetic Straps
In order to attach the force sensors to the system, a magnetic clasping mechanism was added to the thumb and palmar strap of the glove. The magnetic strapping mechanism added much needed adjustability with respect to where the force sensors were located in the palm and on the thumb. Future improvements with regards to the magnetic clasping mechanism would be to reduce the size of the mechanism so that it was less awkward with respect to patient use.
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