A hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring
By using conductive rubber and electromyography sensors combined with inertial sensors in hand motion capture devices, the problems of hand motion capture error and inconvenient acquisition in the prior art are solved, and more accurate hand motion monitoring and Spatial position transmission.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202011337878.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2020-11-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-07
- Estimated Expiration
- 2040-11-25
AI Technical Summary
The existing hand motion capture device has errors in monitoring finger bending, finger opening, wrist bending and palm bending movements, and is not convenient to obtain the spatial position of the hand.
A multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device is designed, using conductive rubber and electromyography sensors between the first and second insulating layers to measure the bending of fingers, palms and wrists by detecting current changes, and combined with inertia Sensors, gyroscopes and accelerometers obtain the spatial position of the hand and use the Bluetooth transmission module to transmit action and position information.
It realizes more precise positioning of hand movements and obtains spatial positions, reduces errors, and improves the convenience and practicality of the device.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of motion capture, and in particular to a hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring. Background Art
[0002] Motion capture is to set trackers on the key parts of moving objects, which means the same as: Motion capture in English, Mocap for short. The technology involves data that can be directly understood and processed by computers in terms of size measurement, positioning and orientation of objects in physical space. Motion capture devices are now needed in many fields, but there are fewer monitoring modes and certain errors. Therefore, a multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device is needed.
[0003] The defects of existing hand motion capture devices are:
[0004] 1. Existing hand motion capture devices have few monitoring modes for finger bending, finger opening, wrist bending and palm bending, and have certain errors, which is very inconvenient;
[0005] 2. The existing hand motion capture device is not convenient for workers to obtain the spatial position of the hand. For this reason, we propose a multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device to solve the existing problem. Summary of the invention
[0006] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device, comprising a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer and a placement box, a second insulating layer is arranged on the inner side of the first insulating layer, and a first conductive rubber, a second conductive rubber and a third conductive rubber are arranged between the second insulating layer and the first insulating layer, a fourth conductive rubber is arranged between the first insulating layers, an electromyographic sensor is arranged on the inner side of the second insulating layer, and a detection electrode is arranged on the inner side of the electromyographic sensor, a placement box is fixedly installed at the bottom of the surface of the first insulating layer, and a rotating cover is movably installed on one side of the surface of the placement box, a battery is arranged inside the placement box, an inertial sensor is arranged inside the placement box on one side of the battery, a gyroscope is arranged inside the placement box at the bottom of the inertial sensor, an accelerometer is arranged inside the inertial sensor at the bottom of the gyroscope, a Bluetooth transmission module is arranged inside the placement box on one side of the accelerometer, and a data acquisition and processing module is arranged inside the placement box on the top of the Bluetooth transmission module.
[0008] Preferably, an elastic band is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer between the placement box and the third conductive rubber, and a nameplate is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer on the top of the elastic band.
[0009] Preferably, a handle is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating cover, and the surface of the handle is coated with an anti-oxidation layer.
[0010] Preferably, a latch is fixedly mounted on one side surface of the rotating cover, and a slot is provided inside a placement box outside the latch.
[0011] Preferably, a push cover is movably mounted on the top of the placement box surface on the other side of the rotating cover, and the surface of the push cover is provided with anti-slip grooves.
[0012] Preferably, a charging port is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the placement box surface on the other side of the rotating cover, and a card cover is movably mounted on the top of the charging port.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] 1. The present invention provides a first conductive rubber, a second conductive rubber and a third conductive rubber between the second insulating layer and the first insulating layer, a fourth conductive rubber is provided between the first insulating layer, and an electromyographic sensor is provided on the inner side of the second insulating layer. When using the device, the staff can wear the device on their hands, and the first conductive rubber will be attached to the finger through the second insulating layer. When the finger is bent, the first conductive rubber will cause a change in resistance due to stretching. Under the same voltage, the corresponding change in current can be detected, so that the degree of bending of the first conductive rubber can be measured. The second conductive rubber will be attached to the back of the hand through the second insulating layer. When the palm is bent, the second conductive rubber will cause a change in resistance due to stretching. Under the same voltage, the corresponding change in current can be detected, so that the degree of bending of the second conductive rubber can be measured. The third conductive rubber will be attached to the wrist through the second insulating layer. When the wrist is bent, the third conductive rubber will cause a change in resistance due to stretching. Under the same voltage, the corresponding change in current can be detected, so that the degree of bending of the third conductive rubber can be measured. The fourth conductive rubber is set between the fingers. When the palm is opened, the fourth conductive rubber will change its resistance due to stretching. Under the same voltage, the corresponding change of current can be detected, so as to measure the stretching degree of the fourth conductive rubber. Thus, the bending of each finger, the bending of the palm, the bending of the wrist, and the opening of the palm can be calculated, and then the movement state of the whole hand can be obtained. By setting multiple detection electrodes in the innermost layer and connecting the electromyographic sensor to detect the muscle contraction, the algorithm can be assisted to locate the hand movement more accurately.
[0015] 2. The present invention arranges an inertial sensor inside a placement box on one side of the battery, a gyroscope inside a placement box at the bottom of the inertial sensor, and an accelerometer inside the inertial sensor at the bottom of the gyroscope. The gyroscope, accelerometer and inertial sensor can obtain wrist speed, acceleration angle and other signals when the staff uses it, thereby obtaining the spatial position of the hand, and then transmit the hand movement and position information to the outside through the Bluetooth transmission module, which is very convenient and practical. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a front view of the present invention;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the electromyographic sensor of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the placement box of the present invention.
[0020] In the figure: 1. first insulating layer; 2. nameplate; 3. elastic band; 4. push cover; 5. card cover; 6. latch; 7. rotating cover; 8. handle; 9. charging port; 10. second insulating layer; 11. battery; 12. inertial sensor; 13. gyroscope; 14. accelerometer; 15. data acquisition and processing module; 16. Bluetooth transmission module; 17. placement box; 18. slot; 19. first conductive rubber; 20. detection electrode; 21. electromyographic sensor; 22. second conductive rubber; 23. third conductive rubber; 24. fourth conductive rubber. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0022] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "two ends", "one end", "the other end" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.
[0024] See also Figure 1-4An embodiment of the present invention is as follows: a hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring, comprising a first insulating layer 1, a second insulating layer 10 and a placement box 17, wherein the second insulating layer 10 is arranged on the inner side of the first insulating layer 1, and a first conductive rubber 19, a second conductive rubber 22 and a third conductive rubber 23 are arranged between the second insulating layer 10 and the first insulating layer 1, a fourth conductive rubber 24 is arranged between the first insulating layer 1 at the top of the placement box 17, an electromyographic sensor 21 is arranged on the inner side of the second insulating layer 10, and a detection electrode 20 is arranged on the inner side of the electromyographic sensor 21. When using the device, the staff can wear the device on their hands, and the first conductive rubber 19 will fit on the finger through the second insulating layer 10. When the finger is bent, the first conductive rubber 1 9 will cause resistance changes due to stretching. Under the same voltage, the corresponding changes in current can be detected, so that the bending degree of the first conductive rubber 19 can be measured, thereby inferring the bending condition of each finger. The second conductive rubber 22 will be at the back of the hand, with the electromyographic sensor 21 in the palm, to detect the bending degree of the palm. The third conductive rubber 23 will be at the wrist, with the electromyographic sensor 21, to detect the bending degree of the wrist. The fourth conductive rubber 24 will measure the degree of finger opening between the fingers, and then obtain the movement state of the entire hand. A plurality of detection electrodes 20 are set in the innermost layer, and the electromyographic sensor 21 is connected to detect muscle contraction, so as to assist the algorithm in more accurate hand movement positioning. The second insulating layer 10 and the first insulating layer 1 will block The current and voltage influence between the layers is also isolated and reduced from the external influence, which is very stable, safe and practical. A placement box 17 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the surface of the first insulating layer 1, and a rotating cover 7 is movably installed on one side of the surface of the placement box 17. The staff can install and maintain the internal parts of the device by opening the rotating cover 7. A battery 11 is arranged inside the placement box 17, an inertial sensor 12 is arranged inside the placement box 17 on one side of the battery 11, a gyroscope 13 is arranged inside the placement box 17 at the bottom of the inertial sensor 12, an accelerometer 14 is arranged inside the inertial sensor 12 at the bottom of the gyroscope 13, a Bluetooth transmission module 16 is arranged inside the placement box 17 on one side of the accelerometer 14, and a Bluetooth transmission module 16 is arranged inside the placement box 17 on the top of the Bluetooth transmission module 16. A data acquisition and processing module 15 is provided, and a third conductive rubber 23 is provided at the wrist between the first insulating layer 1 and the second insulating layer 10. The third conductive rubber 23 will deform when the wrist is folded and turned over, resulting in a change in resistance, thereby measuring the turning of the wrist. The electrical signals obtained by the first conductive rubber 19 and the electromyographic sensor 21 and the finger opening degree obtained by the fourth conductive rubber 24 and the bending degree of the palm obtained by the second conductive rubber 22 will be transmitted to the data acquisition and processing module 15 for collection and processing. The battery 11 will store the power required by the device and can be used without an external power supply, which is very convenient. The gyroscope 13, the accelerometer 14 and the inertial sensor 12 will obtain the wrist speed when the staff uses it.The hand motion and position information can be transmitted to the outside through the Bluetooth transmission module 16, which is very convenient and practical.
[0025] Furthermore, an elastic band 3 is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer 1 between the placement box 17 and the third conductive rubber 23. The elastic band 3 will fix the first insulating layer 1 on the wrist, increase the stability of the device when in use, and facilitate the use of the user. A nameplate 2 is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer 1 on the top of the elastic band 3, and the nameplate 2 will increase the aesthetic effect of the device.
[0026] Furthermore, a handle 8 is fixedly installed on the surface of the rotating cover 7, and the staff can easily open the rotating cover 7 through the handle 8, so that the staff can easily install and maintain the internal parts of the placement box 17, and the surface of the handle 8 is coated with an anti-oxidation layer, which will increase the aesthetics and service life of the handle 8.
[0027] Furthermore, a latch 6 is fixedly installed on one side surface of the rotating cover 7, and a slot 18 is provided inside the placement box 17 outside the latch 6. The staff can fix the rotating cover 7 on the placement box 17 by overlapping the latch 6 with the slot 18, thereby protecting the parts inside the placement box 17 and increasing the practicality of the device.
[0028] Furthermore, a push cover 4 is movably installed on the top of the placement box 17 on the other side of the rotating cover 7. The staff can open the placement box 17 by pushing the push cover 4, which is convenient for the staff to install and maintain the battery 11, and the surface of the push cover 4 is provided with anti-slip grooves, which will increase the friction between the push cover 4 and the hand when the staff opens it.
[0029] Furthermore, a charging port 9 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the surface of the placement box 17 on the other side of the rotating cover 7. The staff can charge the battery 11 through the charging port 9, which increases the practicality and environmental protection of the device. A card cover 5 is movably installed on the top of the charging port 9. The card cover 5 will protect the charging port 9 when the battery 11 does not need to be charged.
[0030] Working principle: When the staff is using it, the first conductive rubber 19 will be attached to the finger through the second insulating layer 10. When the finger is bent, the first conductive rubber 19 will cause the resistance to change due to stretching, so that the bending degree of the first conductive rubber 19 can be measured, and thus the bending condition of each finger can be inferred. The second conductive rubber 22 will be on the back of the hand, in conjunction with the electromyographic sensor 21 in the palm, to detect the bending degree of the palm. The third conductive rubber 23 will cause the resistance to change when the wrist is folded and turned, so as to measure the turning condition of the wrist. The fourth conductive rubber 24 will measure the degree of opening of the fingers between the fingers. Multiple detection electrodes 20 are set in the innermost layer. The electromyographic sensor 21 is connected to detect muscle contraction to assist the algorithm in more accurate positioning of hand movements. The electrical signals obtained by the first conductive rubber 19 and the electromyographic sensor 21, the finger opening degree obtained by the fourth conductive rubber 24, the palm bending degree obtained by the second conductive rubber 22, and the wrist flipping obtained by the third conductive rubber will be transmitted to the data acquisition and processing module 15 for collection and processing. The gyroscope 13, the accelerometer 14 and the inertial sensor 12 will obtain the wrist speed, acceleration angle and other signals when the staff uses it, so as to obtain the spatial position of the hand, and then transmit the hand movement and position information to the outside through the Bluetooth transmission module 16.
[0031] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential features of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims be included in the invention. Any reference numeral in a claim should not be considered as limiting the claim to which it relates.
Claims
1. A hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring, comprising a first insulating layer (1), a second insulating layer (10) and a placement box (17), characterized in that: A second insulating layer (10) is arranged on the inner side of the first insulating layer (1), and a first conductive rubber (19), a second conductive rubber (22) and a third conductive rubber (23) are arranged between the second insulating layer (10) and the first insulating layer (1); an electromyographic sensor (21) is arranged on the inner side of the second insulating layer (10), and a detection electrode (20) is arranged on the inner side of the electromyographic sensor (21); a placement box (17) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the surface of the first insulating layer (1), and a rotating cover (7) is movably mounted on one side of the surface of the placement box (17); and a first conductive rubber (19) is arranged between the first insulating layer (1) and the second conductive rubber (22) and the third conductive rubber (23) are arranged between the first insulating layer (1) and the second conductive rubber (23); A fourth conductive rubber (24) is arranged inside the placement box (17), a battery (11) is arranged inside the placement box (17) on one side of the battery (11), an inertial sensor (12) is arranged inside the placement box (17) at the bottom of the inertial sensor (12), an accelerometer (14) is arranged inside the inertial sensor (12) at the bottom of the gyroscope (13), a Bluetooth transmission module (16) is arranged inside the placement box (17) on one side of the accelerometer (14), and a data acquisition processing module (15) is arranged inside the placement box (17) on the top of the Bluetooth transmission module (16).
2. The multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An elastic band (3) is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer (1) between the placement box (17) and the third conductive rubber (23), and a nameplate (2) is provided on the surface of the first insulating layer (1) on top of the elastic band (3).
3. The hand motion capture device for multi-mode monitoring according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle (8) is fixedly mounted on the surface of the rotating cover (7), and the surface of the handle (8) is coated with an anti-oxidation layer.
4. The multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A latch (6) is fixedly mounted on one side surface of the rotating cover (7), and a slot (18) is arranged inside a placement box (17) outside the latch (6).
5. The multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A push cover (4) is movably mounted on the top of the surface of the placement box (17) on the other side of the rotating cover (7), and the surface of the push cover (4) is provided with anti-slip patterns.
6. The multi-mode monitoring hand motion capture device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A charging port (9) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the surface of the placement box (17) on the other side of the rotating cover (7), and a card cover (5) is movably mounted on the top of the charging port (9).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Hand motion capturing device with multi-mode monitoring function
CN214231332U