TY - GEN
T1 - On the use of Force Sensitive Resistor Sensors Towards the Improvement of Comfort in Canine Limb Prostheses
AU - Valencia, Alexander
AU - Loza, Malena
AU - Benitez, Diego
AU - Arauz, Paul
AU - Martinez, David
AU - Chiriboga, Patricio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 IEEE.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Canine limb amputations cause, in many cases, the use of prostheses to restore limb function and improve the quality of life. However, prosthesis use may also cause discomfort problems due to the poor distribution of forces in the socket of the prosthesis, which causes skin lesions, pain, infections, and other complications. Therefore, a system for monitoring the forces between the socket and the residual limb is critical to extract information to improve socket and prosthesis design. This paper presents a portable force monitoring system using Interlink Electronics FSR 402. The system has a user interface that shows, in real-time, in a 3D model, the forces applied on the residual limb through a heat map. In addition, the user interface features force graphs over time, allowing analysis over long periods. Results indicated that implementing this system would help improve socket and prosthesis designs of amputated canine limbs.
AB - Canine limb amputations cause, in many cases, the use of prostheses to restore limb function and improve the quality of life. However, prosthesis use may also cause discomfort problems due to the poor distribution of forces in the socket of the prosthesis, which causes skin lesions, pain, infections, and other complications. Therefore, a system for monitoring the forces between the socket and the residual limb is critical to extract information to improve socket and prosthesis design. This paper presents a portable force monitoring system using Interlink Electronics FSR 402. The system has a user interface that shows, in real-time, in a 3D model, the forces applied on the residual limb through a heat map. In addition, the user interface features force graphs over time, allowing analysis over long periods. Results indicated that implementing this system would help improve socket and prosthesis designs of amputated canine limbs.
KW - Force Sensing Resistor (FSR)
KW - pressure measure-ment
KW - prosthesis
KW - residual limb
KW - socket design
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U2 - 10.1109/ISIE51582.2022.9831599
DO - 10.1109/ISIE51582.2022.9831599
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85135822197
T3 - IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics
SP - 949
EP - 954
BT - 2022 IEEE 31st International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2022
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 31st IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE 2022
Y2 - 1 June 2022 through 3 June 2022
ER -