The mechanical design of the MARCUS prosthetic hand

Author

Bergamasco, M. ; Marchese, S. Scattareggia

Author_Institution

Scuola Superiore S. Anna, Pisa, Italy

fYear

1995

fDate

5-7 Jul 1995

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

100

Abstract

The present article deals with the work carried out in the framework of the TIDE project No.150 MARCUS, for the development of a new three-fingered polyarticulated myoelectric prosthesis. The prosthetic hand is equipped with position, force, slip sensors while a sensor-based control allows it to maintain a stable grasping of the object without affecting the user attention. A general description of the whole system is given by emphasizing the mechanical solutions utilized for the three fingers. Force sensors at the level of the fingertips as well as palm sensors have been integrated in the structure. Results of sensor performances are also shown

Keywords

artificial limbs; force control; manipulators; mechanical engineering; position control; sensors; MARCUS prosthetic hand; TIDE project; force sensors; grasping; mechanical design; palm sensors; polyarticulated myoelectric prosthesis; sensor-based control; Artificial limbs; Automatic control; Biosensors; Fingers; Force sensors; Grasping; Humans; Mechanical sensors; Prosthetic hand; Tides;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Communication, 1995. RO-MAN'95 TOKYO, Proceedings., 4th IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2904-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.1995.531942

Filename

531942