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Apparatus for acquiring human finger manipulation data

  • US 20010034947A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2000
  • Published: 11/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for acquiring human finger manipulation data comprising:

  • at least one finger motion detector composed essentially of a force sensor capable of being fitted on a human fingertip, at least three links and at least four angle detectors; and

    a base supporting the finger motion detector;

    wherein the base is attachable to an external mount or a human hand, the force sensor is fittable on a human finger and connected to the base through a link mechanism constituted by the plurality of links, the at least four angle detectors are attached at pivots between the links constituting the link mechanism and optionally at a pivot between the link mechanism and the base, three-dimensional motion of the finger is determined by measuring data of the angle detectors of the link mechanism, and fingertip contact force is measured by the force sensor.

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