Flexible and large area pressure sensors for human-neuroprostheses and human-neurorobotic interface assessment

J. Herrán*, I. Fernández, E. Ochoteco, G. Cabañero, H. Grande, J. C. Moreno, E. Rocón, Jose L Pons

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Abstract

Promising results on flexible and large area pressure sensors for human-neuroprostheses and humanneurobotic interface assessment are presented. Sensor arrays of 4 × 4 and 8 × 8 based on a plastic electronics concept, with a resolution of 1 and 0.25 cm 2, respectively, have been fabricated and characterized. The working pressure range is between 0 and 1 kg/cm 2 and the offset measured is around 0.03 kg/cm 2. The response time is around 1 ms. Using these sensor arrays, a sedestation- bipedestation field test by a pressure sensor integrated in a gait orthosis has been carried out in order to corroborate the medical application scenarios cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1155-1161
Number of pages7
JournalMicrosystem Technologies
Volume18
Issue number7-8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2012

Funding

This work has been funded by the Spanish government through the project Hyper (Hybrid Neuroprosthetic and Neurorobotic Devices for Functional Compensation and Rehabilitation of Motor Disorders) under program Consolider-Ingenio 2010–2014.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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