After tearing apart some classic and novel datagloves, I realized it would be so simple to layout and produce a version of these multiple flex sensor rigs using a vinylcutter, some Kapton film and tape, copper tape sheets and velostat – to make an extended version of this stickytape sensor design.
The following documentation illustrates how to assemble a flex sensor rig for a human hand that has two sensors per finger (one for the hand knuckle joint and one for the finger knuckle joint), one sensor on the thumb, plus one sensor mounted on the other side of the Kapton film base that captures the bend of the arch of the hand.
Dataglove overview:
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=7114
Flickr set:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/albums/72157667193881569
New Design
Old Design
ALL LAYERS:
COPPER + VELOSTAT TOP:
KAPTON BASE:
COPPER + VELOSTAT BOTTOM:
Flex sensors inside the Nintendo Power Glove and P5 Dataglove:
The flex/bend sensors used here are based on this stickytape sensor design:
>> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=429
>> http://www.instructables.com/id/Stickytape-Sensors/
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