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When the heart pumps blood out, arterial elastic fibers play a crucial role in sustaining a high-pressure gradient. They expand to accommodate the received blood and then recoil - a process known as the pulse that can be either manually palpated or electronically quantified. Despite a reduction in its effect with increased distance from the heart, elements of the pulse's systolic and diastolic components persist, observable even at the arteriole level.
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  • 1School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China.

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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Robotics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Soft sensing technologies are crucial for advancements in soft robots, wearable devices, and biomedical instruments.
  • Significant challenges exist in the structural design, fabrication, and algorithm development of soft devices.
  • There is a need for integrated soft devices that combine actuation and sensing capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel soft tactile actuator (STA) with integrated actuation and sensing functions.
  • To develop and validate a pulse detection algorithm for the STA.
  • To demonstrate the practical application of the STA in pulse detection.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a tactile physiotherapy finger using fluid silica gel.
  • Actuation of the tactile physiotherapy finger using compressed air.
  • Development and implementation of a pulse detecting algorithm.
  • Experimental validation of the STA against a professional pulse meter.

Main Results:

  • The soft tactile actuator (STA) was successfully fabricated with integrated actuation and sensing.
  • A pulse detecting algorithm was developed and implemented for the STA.
  • Experimental results showed close agreement between pulse values detected by the STA and a professional pulse meter.
  • The effectiveness of the developed pulse detecting algorithm was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The developed soft tactile actuator (STA) effectively integrates actuation and sensing capabilities.
  • The pulse detecting algorithm is accurate and reliable for non-invasive pulse measurement.
  • This technology holds promise for applications in wearable devices and biomedical instruments.