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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Experimental Evaluation of a Hybrid Sensory Feedback System for Haptic and Kinaesthetic Perception in Hand Prostheses.

Emre Sariyildiz, Fergus Hanss, Hao Zhou, Manish Sreenivasa, Lucy Armitage, Rahim Mutlu, Gursel Alici

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Demystifying upper limb hybrid prostheses-a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Emre SariyildizSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4528-2545
Fergus HanssOrora, 109 Burwood Rd., Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia.
Hao ZhouSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Manish SreenivasaSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Lucy ArmitageSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Rahim MutluFaculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai P.O. Box 20183, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-5576-8744
Gursel AliciSchool of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6527-2881

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study proposes a new hybrid multi-modal sensory feedback system for prosthetic hands that can provide not only haptic and proprioceptive feedback but also facilitate object recognition without the aid of vision. Modality-matched haptic perception was provided using a mechanotactile feedback system that can proportionally apply the gripping force through the use of a force controller. A vibrotactile feedback system was also employed to distinguish four discrete grip positions of the prosthetic hand. The system performance was evaluated with a total of 32 participants in three different experiments (i) haptic feedback, (ii) proprioceptive feedback and (iii) object recognition with hybrid haptic-proprioceptive feedback. The results from the haptic feedback experiment showed that the participants' ability to accurately perceive applied force depended on the amount of force applied. As the feedback force was increased, the participants tended to underestimate the force levels, with a decrease in the percentage of force estimation. Of the three arm locations (forearm volar, forearm ventral and bicep), and two muscle states (relaxed and tensed) tested, the highest accuracy was obtained for the bicep location in the relaxed state. The results from the proprioceptive feedback experiment showed that participants could very accurately identify four different grip positions of the hand prosthesis (i.e., open hand, wide grip, narrow grip, and closed hand) without a single case of misidentification. In experiment 3, participants could identify objects with different shapes and stiffness with an overall high success rate of 90.5% across all combinations of location and muscle state. The feedback location and muscle state did not have a significant effect on object recognition accuracy. Overall, our study results indicate that the hybrid feedback system may be a very effective way to enrich a prosthetic hand user's experience of the stiffness and shape of commonly manipulated objects.

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Feedback, SensoryHaptic TechnologyFeedbackHandHand StrengthHumansMuscle, SkeletalProstheses and ImplantsVisual Perceptionhapticsproprioceptionprosthesisrobotic handsensory feedback

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PMID37896585
PMCPMC10611249

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