SENSORY REPLACEMENT GLOVE

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SENSORY REPLACEMENT GLOVE

• Salwa Ismail-Patel (CE)

2005 FRC Technology Transfer Conference Orlando,
Florida
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A Brief Insight

• Electronic sensor loaded glove
• Offers sensory feedback
• Used by persons with nerve damage
• Temperature displayed on an LCD
• Pressure bands reflect pressure applied
• No similar products in market technology
  combination first-of-its-kind

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The Bio-Glove
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System Engineering

• Overall Power System Calculations
• Max/Min Amp Draw 0.2mA 1A
• Pc-104 characteristics small form factor
• Low operating voltages

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Typical temperature Circuit
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Testing temperature response
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Sensor Service

• Quality of outputs
• Linearity
• Thermocouples vs. RTDs
• OpAmps
• Signal strength
• Signal to noise ratio and filtering

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Typical pressure Circuitry
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Motor Drive Circuitry

• Dual Full-Bridge PWM motor driver
• Stepping Motor 2 phase bipolar
• Forward and reverse
• actuation

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Computer Engineering Aspects

• Data Input
• 3 pressure inputs
• 3 temperature inputs
• 0-10V inputs, converted to equivalent
  temperature, pressure values
• Operation
• Processing data through MPC Ports
• Talking with the SBC

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Computer Engineering Aspects

• SBC
• PC-104 SBC
• Emulates DOS
• Executes C code from low level compilers
• 2 Serial ports, 24 digital I/O in 3 ports, 8 pins
  each.
• Masked outputs programmable
• Load mode accepts program
• Run mode runs program

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Testing LCD temperature output
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Technology Advantages

• Glove is adaptable features can be added
• Combines therapy with engineering
• Learning device for sensory perceptions
• Multiple Uses problem solving
• Medical illness and accident
• Military
• Therapeutic
• Remote sensing

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Scientific Team

• Salwa Ismail Computer Engineer
• Curtis Mitchell Electrical Engineer
• Combined over 20 yrs in robotics and
  bio-medical development experience
• Members of various professional societies
• Worked with various quality improvement, ISO9000
  standard projects, and other computer and
  electrical engineering projects

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Target Industries

• Bio-medical Industry
• Military Projects Industry
• Medical Device Manufacturers
• Medical Product Resellers

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Potential Commercial Impact

• New product to market for market leaders
• Add versatility to existing product line
• Can integrate technology with existing products
• Increase market share
• expansion of customer base
• expansion into new market and product line

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The Potential Users and Buyers

• Users - people with loss of sensory feelings
• Multiple sclerosis
• Diabetic
• Amputees
• Polio and burn victims, etc
• Buyers
• - Medical Companies
• Hospitals
• Companies making prosthetics
• Medical device companies and resellers
• Patients

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Technology Uses and Impact

• Possible Products
• Hand glove
• Foot sock
• Modified Diabetic and blood pressure testing
• Impact on user
• User friendly
• Assistive in rehabilitation
• Help in daily tasks
• Improves quality of life
• Increases confidence

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Technology Status

• Current Status
• Prototype stage
• Developed completely
• Testing completed and successful
• Functioning under lab environment
• Undergoing technological improvements

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Demonstrating proof of concept
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Intellectual Property StatusCommercialization
activity

• Provisional patent filed
• Ongoing talks with prospective medical device
  manufacturers

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Weaknesses of the technologyPlan to address
weaknesses

• Present development involves prototype type
  assemblies
• Future improvements in sensor capabilities, and
  circuit sizing
• More efficient coding methods

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What is Next?

• Upgrading of prototype components
• Modifications to circuits to suit market purposes
• More robust development of coding
• Downsizing of overall size
• Cost approximation for next phase about 800

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Timeline

• 3 months to finish with all new improvements
• Prototype can leave university at present point
  in its development
• Projected improvements may cost 3 months to leave
  the university

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For Further InformationTodaySalwa Ismail-Patel,
Curtis Mitchell Jeanie L. McGuire or Steve Nappi
at the FAU booth After the conference Steve
Nappi561-297-1165 or snappi_at_fau.edu
SENSORY REPLACEMENT GLOVE