Tactile Sensing Gloves for Extravehicular Activity

2009-01-2498

07/12/2009

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
Gloves are a critical element of the space suit used for extra-vehicular activity (EVA) since most work is done with the hands. The stiffness of the pressurized space suit limits the dexterity and flexibility of the astronauts' fingers, considerably depriving the fingertips of tactile sense of objects external to the glove. Providing tactile feedback to the fingertips may potentially improve the dexterity of the astronauts' gloves to better handle EVA tools. A complete glove-based tactile feedback system was developed to translate the sense of touch from the external fingertips of the glove to the fingertips within the glove.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2498
Pages
8
Citation
Son, J., Fan, R., Wottawa, C., Grundfest, W. et al., "Tactile Sensing Gloves for Extravehicular Activity," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2498, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2498.
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Publisher
Published
Jul 12, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-2498
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English