Development of an automated glove for post stroke hand rehabilitation and assistance

Abstract

Stroke being one of the foremost causes of paralysis and long-term impairment, has compelled people to live under restrictions and spend their lives poorly. Our project aims to help stroke victims regain the dexterity in their hands, allowing them to perform basic tasks such as grasping and releasing objects which are known as ADLs. High cost, portability and absence of rehabilitation devices were the project's main challenges. Our devised system targets to reduce the price, ensure portability, and most importantly, sow the seeds for innovation in automated rehabilitation because hand therapy devices are unavailable in our country and expensive imported devices are not practical for our general public. We have incorporated flex sensors, RF modules and metal gear servo motors for detection, transmission and movement. Furthermore, the Arduino micro controller can be identified as the heart of the system.