A Self Training System for a Hemiplegia Person Using The Hand Motion Capture Device

This paper discussed the self-training system for a hemiplegia person using power assist hand. The power assist hand is the rehabilitation equipment for hemiplegic disabilities using bellows actuators. We developed the self-training system which is composed of a power assist hand and a hand motion capture device (HMCD). The HMCD used here is a Leap Motion Sensor. This sensor is very useful device for getting the positions of finger joints. The system recognizes the flexion or extension motion of healthy fingers using the leap motion sensor, the power assist hand moves according to the motion of healthy hand. The feature of this system is the good usability that the user can use intuitively. The effectiveness and usability of our system are clarified by several experiments.