Design and Test of E-Textiles for Stroke Rehabilitation †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Electrodes
2.2. FES
2.3. Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) Sensors for Wrist Bending Measurement
2.4. Usability Test
3. Test Results and Discussion
3.1. Stimulation Comfort
3.2. Stimulation Intensity
3.3. Wrist Bending Measurement
3.4. Usability
3.5. Second Design: Knitted Sleeve
4. Conclusions and Future Work
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Participant | Hydrogel Electrode | Fabric Electrode |
---|---|---|
P1 | 3 | 2 |
P2 | 2–3 | 3 |
P3 | 5 | 6 |
P4 | 5 | 5 |
P5 | 2–3 | 3–4 |
Participant | Hydrogel Electrode | Fabric Electrode |
---|---|---|
P1 | 50 mA | 50 mA |
P2 | 40 mA | 40 mA |
P3 | 40 mA | 40 mA |
P4 | 50 mA | 50 mA |
P5 | 45 mA | 45 mA |
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Liu, M.; Ward, T.; Keim, O.; Yin, Y.; Taylor, P.; Tudor, J.; Yang, K. Design and Test of E-Textiles for Stroke Rehabilitation. Eng. Proc. 2023, 30, 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023030016
Liu M, Ward T, Keim O, Yin Y, Taylor P, Tudor J, Yang K. Design and Test of E-Textiles for Stroke Rehabilitation. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 30(1):16. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023030016
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Meijing, Tyler Ward, Odina Keim, Yuanyuan Yin, Paul Taylor, John Tudor, and Kai Yang. 2023. "Design and Test of E-Textiles for Stroke Rehabilitation" Engineering Proceedings 30, no. 1: 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023030016
APA StyleLiu, M., Ward, T., Keim, O., Yin, Y., Taylor, P., Tudor, J., & Yang, K. (2023). Design and Test of E-Textiles for Stroke Rehabilitation. Engineering Proceedings, 30(1), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023030016