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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353302
