DocumentCode
1844601
Title
New Multifunctional Prosthetic Arm and hand Systems
Author
Weir, R. ; Clark, S. ; Mitchell, M. ; Puchhammer, G. ; Kelley, K. ; Haslinger, M. ; Kumar, N. ; Hofbauer, R. ; Kuschnigg, P. ; Cornelius, V. ; Eder, M. ; Grausenburger, R.
Author_Institution
Rehabilitation Inst. of Chicago, Chicago
fYear
2007
fDate
22-26 Aug. 2007
Firstpage
4359
Lastpage
4360
Abstract
We are building a new hand with 18 DOF which has all its actuators inside the body of the hand. This hand is in a form suitable for the 50% women but has the strength capabilities of a 50% male.
Keywords
biomechanics; prosthetics; multifunctional prosthetic arm; multifunctional prosthetic hand; prosthetic hand DOF; Actuators; Biosensors; Couplings; Fingers; Humans; Laboratories; Physics; Prosthetics; Torque; Wrist; Artificial Limbs; Humans; Prosthesis Design;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Lyon
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0787-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353302
Filename
4353302
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