Title :
The WiseSkin artificial skin for tactile prosthetics: A power budget investigation
Author :
Antfolk, C. ; Kopta, V. ; Farserotu, J. ; Decotignie, J.-D. ; Enz, Christian
Author_Institution :
Integrated & Wireless Syst., CSEM, Neuchatel, Switzerland
Abstract :
The use of prosthetic hands are limited partly due to the fact that they lack the provision of sensory feedback to the user. A first step to providing sensory feedback is having adequate sensors in the prosthesis. The WiseSkin project targets the use of artificial skin embedding ultra-low power wireless sensor nodes. This paper provides an overview of the WiseSkin artificial skin for tactile prosthetics and specifically addresses the power consumption by the sensor nodes.
Keywords :
power consumption; prosthetic power supplies; skin; tactile sensors; wireless sensor networks; WiseSkin artificial skin; WiseSkin project targets; adequate sensors; power consumption; prosthetic hands; sensory feedback provision; tactile prosthetics; ultralow power wireless sensor nodes; Actuators; Power demand; Prosthetics; Sensors; Skin; Thumb; artificial skin; smart skin; ultra-low power; wireless;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Information and Communication Technology (ISMICT), 2014 8th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Firenze
DOI :
10.1109/ISMICT.2014.6825229
