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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2021

A Motion Capturing and Energy Harvesting Hybridized Lower-Limb System for Rehabilitation and Sports Applications.

Shan Gao, Tianyiyi He, Zixuan Zhang, Hongrui Ao, Hongyuan Jiang, Chengkuo Lee

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 140 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shan GaoSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Tianyiyi HeDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore.
Zixuan ZhangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore.
Hongrui AoSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Hongyuan JiangSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China.
Chengkuo LeeDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore, 117583, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-8886-3649
National University of Singapore · SGHarbin Institute of Technology · CN

Funding

China Scholarship Council 201906120133National Key Research and Development Program of China 2019YFB2004800National Key Research and Development Program of China R-2020-S-002NUS iHealthtech Grant: Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health ("Intelligent Monitoring System Based on Smart Wearable Sensors and Artificial Technology for the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis") R-263-501-017-133
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lower-limb motion monitoring is highly desired in various application scenarios ranging from rehabilitation to sports training. However, there still lacks a cost-effective, energy-saving, and computational complexity-reducing solution for this specific demand. Here, a motion capturing and energy harvesting hybridized lower-limb (MC-EH-HL) system with 3D printing is demonstrated. It enables low-frequency biomechanical energy harvesting with a sliding block-rail piezoelectric generator (S-PEG) and lower-limb motion sensing with a ratchet-based triboelectric nanogenerator (R-TENG). A unique S-PEG is proposed with particularly designed mechanical structures to convert lower-limb 3D motion into 1D linear sliding on the rail. On the one hand, high output power is achieved with the S-PEG working at a very low frequency, which realizes self-sustainable systems for wireless sensing under the Internet of Things framework. On the other hand, the R-TENG gives rise to digitalized triboelectric output, matching the rotation angles to the pulse numbers. Additional physical parameters can be estimated to enrich the sensory dimension. Accordingly, demonstrative rehabilitation, human-machine interfacing in virtual reality, and sports monitoring are presented. This developed hybridized system exhibits an economic and energy-efficient solution to support the need for lower-limb motion tracking in various scenarios, paving the way for self-sustainable multidimensional motion tracking systems in near future.

Indexed as

MotionBiomechanical PhenomenaEnergy MetabolismHumansLower ExtremityMonitoring, PhysiologicPrinting, Three-DimensionalRehabilitationSportshybridized lower-limb systempiezoelectric energy harvesterrehabilitationsports monitortriboelectric sensors

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