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Find a robust and easy way to route cables from the back of the hand to the finger tips #4

Closed ras-marques closed 7 months ago

ras-marques commented 11 months ago

Our finger sensors are currently on the tip of the fingers. This poses a challenge in routing power and communication from our RP2040 microcontrollers to the IMU boards.

The prototype has hot glue "clips" keeping the cables from going super wild, but a better solution should be used, such as embedding the wires onto the glove fibers, almost like sewing but with copper cables.

ras-marques commented 10 months ago

The IMU boards were moved to the second finger bone counting from the tip and a hardpoint was designed and prototyped, available here. The copper wires are threaded through the glove fabric up to the backplate where the acquisition board is located. This is not an easy task, new wire types should be used, maybe enameled wire is a good option, but special care should be taken during assembly so that the wires don't break over time. More prototyping and testing is needed.

ras-marques commented 7 months ago

Now using silicone wire, this can be closed.