Tactile electronics
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Contributors
Abstract
The research on Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (TaHiL) requires soft exoskeletons, such as the eGlove and the eBody. Those require completely new electronics; the design of these are discussed in this chapter. The sensors embedded in the garments are controlled by a specialized sensor interface consisting of both analogue and digital circuitry. Furthermore, the sensor data is preprocessed and transmitted wirelessly to a decentralized processing unit positioned on the body (the Body Computing Hub (BCH)) by the Body Area Network (BAN). To miniaturize these systems, the sensor interface, the preprocessing unit and the BAN are designed to be integrated on a single Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), including even the antenna. At the same time, the power consumption is reduced as much as possible to also miniaturize the battery. This is achieved by aggressive duty-cycling in the RF transceiver and dynamic, distributed power management techniques in the processor. To take advantage of these techniques, the operating system on the BCH as well as the algorithms are codesigned with the hardware. These Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are integrated with the garments using flexible and even stretchable substrates. All these measures will allow us to tightly integrate electronics and textiles and ultimately make the user forget what today is still bulky and complicated electronics.
Details
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Tactile Internet |
Editors | Frank H.P. Fitzek, Shu-Chen Li, Stefanie Speidel, Thorsten Strufe, Meryem Simsek, Martin Reisslein |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 277-292 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (electronic) | 9780128213438 |
ISBN (print) | 978-0-12-821343-8 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 85135729375 |
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ORCID | /0000-0001-9875-3534/work/142238916 |
ORCID | /0000-0001-6778-7846/work/142240132 |
ORCID | /0000-0001-7436-0103/work/142240226 |
ORCID | /0000-0003-2571-8441/work/142240485 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-6286-5064/work/142240636 |
ORCID | /0000-0002-0757-3325/work/142660446 |
Keywords
Research priority areas of TU Dresden
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- Body computing hub, Energy-aware runtime management, Flexible and stretchable integration, Fully integrated RF transceiver, Low-power signal processing, Ultralow power