Learning How to Use a Supernumerary Thumb
20th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, ICINCO 2023, Rome, İtalya, 13 - 15 Kasım 2023, cilt.1, ss.489-494, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Cilt numarası: 1
- Doi Numarası: 10.5220/0012240000003543
- Basıldığı Şehir: Rome
- Basıldığı Ülke: İtalya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.489-494
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Leader-Follower Modality, Mirror Paradigm, Motor Learning, Supernumerary Limb
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This study presents a novel system consisting of a supernumerary robotic thumb and a virtual reality-based mirror paradigm in a leader-follower mode. As the extra thumb skeleton, a planar robotic mechanism with two degrees of freedom is utilized. The experimental setup poses the task of acquiring proficiency in controlling the supernumerary second thumb throughout a five-day duration of engaging in the leaderfollower game. There is evidence that after five days of practice, a subject's motor performance improves and motor variability decreases.