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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"skin stretch"”.
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Perceptual and comparative analyses of a passive, linear, multiple degree-of-freedom skin stretch device for proprioceptive substitution
This thesis presents a passive linear skin stretch device and shows that this device can provide multiple degree-of-freedom proprioceptive information about a myoelectric prosthetic hand during grasping. The device consists of three plastic contact pads that are adhered to the skin on the glabrous …
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Weak at the Knees: Wearable Haptic Feedback Device for Real-Time Gait Retraining for Slowing Knee Osteoarthritis
… The first experiment investigated lateral skin stretch as a modality for presenting directional feedback cues to participants on the lower limb. Findings show that human perception of directional skin stretch cues are extremely high, given the right speed, displacement and location of the …
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Two-dimensional reflectivity polarization elastometry imaging techniques (PIET) of soft tissue
… reflection measurement method to measure the stretch of soft tissue, such as skin, is described. The technique utilizes changes in the reflectivity of polarized light intensity as a monitor of skin stretch. Measurements on in-vitro pigskin and invivo human skin show that the reflectivity of …
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Investigation into the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
… the case of a Spaniard who could make his skin stretch to an enormous extent, and appears to have confused the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with the condition of cutis laxa. No further significant literature appeared until Unna (1896) described the histology of elastic skin, but the syndrome as …
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Mechanisms for enabling closed-loop upper limb sensorimotor prosthetic control
… feedback is enabled through the use of a passive skin stretch mechanism for proprioception (Chapter 2), an epidermal electronic device that can provide electrotactile stimulation (Chapter 3), and a custom-built prosthetic hand that relays contact and pressure information from the fingertips …