Tecniche di trasduzione di segnali biometrici in riabilitazione funzionale

Electrical transduction is a well established practice in a number of scientific and industrial fields. Aim of this Thesis is to give an exhaustive overview on the available sensing technologies, with a focus on the electrical transduction of biometric parameters, specifically those of interest in the field of functional rehabilitation. Force sensing and proprioception ability are the key features that must be implemented in sensing devices and capacitive and piezoresistive sensors have arisen as the most widespread choice for measurement purposes. Special attention has been given to glove based systems, and results from personal observations and measurements on an actual device have been included