Patent attributes
The present invention provides a two-degree-of-freedom rope-driven finger force feedback device. The two-degree-of-freedom rope-driven finger force feedback device includes a hand support mechanism, a thumb movement mechanism, an index finger movement mechanism, and a handle mechanism. The hand support mechanism includes a motor, a motor shaft sleeve, a sliding rail, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor. The thumb movement mechanism includes a long rotary disc, a torque sensor, an angle sensor, a thumb sleeve, a pressure sensor, two links, a thumb brace, and a thumb fixing ring. The handle mechanism includes a cylindrical handle, a pressure sensor, a flexible fixing band, and a slider. Torque is driven between the rotary disc and the motor by using a rope. The handle mechanism is movable forward and backward and is capable of automatic restoration. By means of the present invention, the problems of the high costs of a conventional finger force feedback device and the unadjustable characteristic of the conventional finger force feedback device are overcome. The device can be tightly worn and has a self-adaptive degree of freedom. Rope driving can ensure a gentle, smooth, and real feedback force. By means of the mounted sensors, information such as a hand posture, a rotation angle and a grip force of a thumb and an index finger, and a contact force of a middle finger can be transmitted in real time.