Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1987 · 32 citations · 0 references
EngineeringComputer ScienceRobotics EngineeringHuman-robot InteractionRobot ControlRoboticsDexterous ManipulationHand Function AssessmentHaptic Feedback SystemsHuman-machine InteractionOperator Interface DesignTeleoperationDexterous Robotic HandsFunctional Performance SpecificationsHand Dexterity EvaluationHuman Factors EngineeringHuman Factors In TeleoperationHuman Factors TestingSystem ConfigurationTeleoperation Interfaces
This paper describes recent research in the Aerospace Human Factors Research Division at NASA's Ames Research Center to develop a glove-like, control and data-recording device (DataGlove) that records and transmits to a host computerin real time, and at appropriate resolution, a numeric data-record of a user's hand/finger shape and dynamics. System configuration and performance specifications are detailed, and current research is discussed investigating its applications in operator control of dexterous robotic end-effectors and for use as a human factors research tool in evaluation of operator hand function requirements and performance in other specialized task environments.