2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
PIEZOELECTRIC POLY-L-LACTIC ACID FABRIC AND ITS APPLICATION TO CONTROL OF HUMANOID ROBOT
Project/Area Number |
15K13714
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Polymer chemistry
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Research Institution | Kansai University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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Keywords | 圧電性 / ポリ乳酸 / キラル高分子 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We report the potential of a system that enables the monitoring of complex human movements via new smart fabrics based on a piezoelectric poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) fabric that have the function of sensing complex human motion. In particular, piezoelectric PLLA fabrics with plain, twill, and satin weaves were produced. First, a smart fabric was developed that consisted of pieces of the piezoelectric PLLA fabric with satin, plain, and twill weaves joined in the horizontal direction. The smart fabric, designed to accurately detect the twisting, bending, and elongation of the smart fabric itselfm was fabricated using a technique for sewing Japanese kimonos. Finally, we developed a prototype system that allows simple human motion to be detected through the motion sensing of clothes capable of being worn on the joints, such as the elbows, shoulders, knees, and waist, obtained by sewing together pieces of the smart fabric. This motion was linked with that of a humanoid robot.
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Free Research Field |
センサ工学
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