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Prototyping of Remote-Controlled Robotic Hand Based on Flex Sensor, a Preliminary Research for the Development of Post-Stroke Therapy Assistive Device

Gilar Pandu AnnantoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, IndonesiaImam Syafa’atDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, IndonesiaAgung NugrohoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, IndonesiaFandy Indra PratamaDepartment of Informatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, IndonesiaHendrawan AriefudinDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, IndonesiaSholeh Budi UtomoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Wahid Hasyim University, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia

Vol 8 No 2 (2024): Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2024 | Pages: 103-108

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 04-03-2024

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Abstract

Most of the stroke survivor is defined by motor impairment which involves movements of the face, arm, and leg on one side of the body. The survivor needs to take a therapy in order to restore the motor function. Several studies show that assistive device improve the quality in therapy process. Hence, long-term research was conducted to develop a Post-Stroke Therapy Assistive Device which focused in hand recovery. The current paper was focused to build a mechatronic system which facilitated a wireless communication between a controller glove that will be used by the therapist to a device that will be used by the patient which represented as the robotic hand. Based on the performance test, it is known that the robotic hand was able to mimic the hand gesture of the controller. Distance test also show the reliability of current microcontroller to perform the wireless communication.

Keywords

robotic, stroke, assistive-device


Citation of this Article

Gilar Pandu Annanto, Imam Syafa’at, Agung Nugroho, Fandy Indra Pratama, Hendrawan Ariefudin, Sholeh Budi Utomo, “Prototyping of Remote-Controlled Robotic Hand Based on Flex Sensor, a Preliminary Research for the Development of Post-Stroke Therapy Assistive Device” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp 103-108, February 2024. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2024.802015

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