Title :
Development of a haptic keypad for training finger individuation after stroke
Author :
Lord, Thomas J. ; Keefe, Diana M. ; Li, Yu ; Stoykov, Nikolay ; Kamper, Derek
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents a low-cost virtual-reality environment for training finger individuation in stroke survivors with chronic hand impairment. Users play an ergonomic 5-key virtual piano while receiving either assistance or resistance from a pneumatically actuated glove. The level of assistance and the difficulty of the task can be modulated by a therapist.
Keywords :
Computers; Fingers; Joints; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Sensors; Training; hand; stroke; training environment;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich, Switzerland
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-475-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-473-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2011.5971844
