A comparison of the Oxford and Manus intelligent hand prostheses

Author

Kyberd, P.J. ; Pons, J.L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Cybern., Reading Univ., UK

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

14-19 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

3231

Abstract

Historically, commercial hand prosthesis have adopted a low level of innovation mainly due to the strict conditions such a system must undergo. The difficult feedback to the prosthesis user has limited the functional range of commercial systems. Nevertheless, the use of advanced sensors in combination with performing hand mechanisms and microcontrollers could lead to more natural and functional prototypes. The Oxford and Manus intelligent hand prostheses are examples of innovative approaches. This paper compares and contrasts the technological solutions implemented in both systems to address the design conditions.

Keywords

dexterous manipulators; electromyography; intelligent robots; position control; prosthetics; sensors; EMG control; Manus intelligent hand prostheses; Oxford intelligent hand prostheses; commercial hand prosthesis; commercial systems; electromyography; feedback; functional prototypes; functional range; hand mechanisms; microcontrollers; natural prototypes; sensors; Actuators; Cybernetics; Fingers; Force sensors; Humans; Intelligent sensors; Kinematics; Prosthetics; Shape; Thumb;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

1050-4729

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7736-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1242088

Filename

1242088