Title :
Control strategy for upper-limb prostheses
Author :
Childress, Dudley S.
Author_Institution :
Med. Sch., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
fDate :
28 Oct-1 Nov 1998
Abstract :
Designers of arm prosthesis control mechanisms have generally been guided by a designer´s previous experience and his or her innovative thinking. In this paper, a design strategy guided by some theoretical control concepts and physiological knowledge is described. A preliminary design based on this strategy is proposed. However, as Stephen Toulmin has pointed out, “Theory has to answer to the high court of practice.” Our laboratory still has limited clinical experience and practice with this design procedure
Keywords :
biocontrol; mechanoception; prosthetics; arm prosthesis control mechanisms; control strategy; design strategy; design theoretical framework; design thinking; extended physiological proprioception; upper-limb prostheses; Active noise reduction; Aerospace control; Batteries; Biomedical engineering; Control systems; Costs; Hospitals; Laboratories; Pediatrics; Prosthetics;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5164-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1998.744690
