A proposal of an exo-glove adaptation for Internet of Things applications
We are building a prototype of an innovative wearable robotic glove (or exo-glove) for the applications
in Internet of Things
Introduction
The number of areas of the economy where robots are not used nowadays is extremely limited. We can find them virtually everywhere around us, being used in every aspect of our lives [1][2]. Similarly, telemetry that allows remote control of devices, including robots, and remote data collection gains interest over past few years [3]. This is especially observed in telemedicine and in other biomedical applications of telemetry [4][5]. As a part of student’s project for the engineering degree a wearable exo-glove for remote controlling of a robot was built. The project consists of an example robotic car and a controller in form of a wearable glove. Communication between both devices is maintained with HC 12 radio module which allows exchanging data wirelessly to up to one thousand meters distances. Signals received from the exo-glove’s sensors are detected and processed by an Arduino Nano microcontroller, sent over the air thanks to HC 12 and received and processed by another Arduino Nano, installed on-board example robotic car. This setup allows a one-hand controlling and manipulation of a robotic car.
Our proposal and a prototype being constructed focuses on introducing an Internet communication between robotic glove and a controlled device (example robotic car in this case). Instead of sending data over radio we want it to be transmitted over Internet, through TCP/IP protocol, received and processed by a distant server and then received from this server (after signal processing) by any controlled device. In other words, we want to replicate the existing solution to allow wireless controlling of a robotic device with no distance limit. Similar solutions were presented over passed years, especially in telemedicine, for remote-controller and distant-conducted surgery operations. Most, if not all of them assumed using expensive devices. Our proposed prototype is aimed to answer whether similar solution could be achieve using cheap hobbyist electronic elements available in every electronic store or on-line.