Multi-Contact Force-Sensing Guitar for Training and Therapy

Zhiyi Ren; Chun Cheng Hsu; Can Kocabalkanli; Khanh Nguyen; Iulian I. Iordachita; Serap Bastepe-Gray; Nathan Scott

doi:10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956729

Multi-Contact Force-Sensing Guitar for Training and Therapy

Zhiyi Ren, Chun Cheng Hsu, Can Kocabalkanli, Khanh Nguyen, Iulian I. Iordachita, Serap Bastepe-Gray, Nathan Scott

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Hand injuries from repetitive high-strain and physical overload can hamper or even end a musician's career. To help musicians develop safer playing habits, we developed a multiple-contact force-sensing array that can substitute as a guitar fretboard. The system consists of 72 individual force sensing modules, each containing a flexure and a photointerrupter that measures the corresponding deflection when forces are applied. The system is capable of measuring forces between 0-25 N applied anywhere within the first 12 frets at a rate of 20 Hz with an average accuracy of ±0.4 N and a resolution of 0.1 N. Accompanied with a GUI, the resulting prototype was received positively as a useful tool for learning and injury prevention by novice and expert musicians.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Conference Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728116341
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956729
State	Published - Oct 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Montreal, Canada Duration: Oct 27 2019 → Oct 30 2019

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume	2019-October
ISSN (Print)	1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)	2168-9229

Conference

Conference	18th IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal
Period	10/27/19 → 10/30/19

Keywords

Force sensing
flex-ure deflection
injury prevention
photointerrupter
sensing array

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ren, Z., Hsu, C. C., Kocabalkanli, C., Nguyen, K., Iordachita, I. I., Bastepe-Gray, S., & Scott, N. (2019). Multi-Contact Force-Sensing Guitar for Training and Therapy. In 2019 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Conference Proceedings Article 8956729 (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors; Vol. 2019-October). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956729

Multi-Contact Force-Sensing Guitar for Training and Therapy. / Ren, Zhiyi; Hsu, Chun Cheng; Kocabalkanli, Can et al.
2019 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Conference Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. 8956729 (Proceedings of IEEE Sensors; Vol. 2019-October).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Ren, Z, Hsu, CC, Kocabalkanli, C, Nguyen, K, Iordachita, II, Bastepe-Gray, S & Scott, N 2019, Multi-Contact Force-Sensing Guitar for Training and Therapy. in 2019 IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019 - Conference Proceedings., 8956729, Proceedings of IEEE Sensors, vol. 2019-October, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 18th IEEE Sensors, SENSORS 2019, Montreal, Canada, 10/27/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/SENSORS43011.2019.8956729

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