Self Activating and Regulating Heated Gloves (SUPA GLOVES)
of a prototype glove
Raynaud's phenomenon is a disorder that affects the small blood vessels in skin, particularly of the fingers, toes, ears, and nose. This disorder is characterized by episodic attacks that cause the blood vessels in the digits to constrict. Regional Health Boards and Hospital Trusts to issue artificially heated gloves to patients with Raynaud's.
sensors fitted to test the
control system.
But these are not universally accepted by the patients owing to the bulky and heavy battery pack that they are compelled to wear if they want to use the gloves. This project sets out to alleviate this problem by designing and developing a glove that contains self activated heating elements, thus removing the problem associated with the current types of glove, the glove will also incorporate temperature sensors so that only those parts of the hand that are cold will be heated. This will require that the glove incorporates some form of intelligent control within it, intelligent textiles.
Papers
- Development Of Smart Gloves. Aneel Gill, Dr Alan Slade, Dr Kenneth Donnelly, Dr Robert Keatch.Submitted To Cobem 2007. Nov 5 - 9 , Brasilia - Df, Brazil.
- An Artificial Hand Used As A Measurement Device. Dr Alan Slade, Aneel Gill , Dr Kenneth Donnelly, Dr Robert Keatch. Submitted To Cobem 2007. Nov 5 - 9 , Brasilia - Df, Brazil.
Contact
- Dr Alan Slade(a.p.slade@dundee.ac.uk)
- Dr Robert Keatch(r.p.keatch@dundee.ac.uk)
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