Title :
Performance characteristics of anthropomorphic prosthetic hands
Author :
Belter, Joseph T. ; Dollar, Aaron M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Mater. Sci., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fDate :
June 29 2011-July 1 2011
Abstract :
In this paper we set forth a review of performance characteristics for both common commercial prosthetics as well as anthropomorphic research devices. Based on these specifications as well as surveyed results from prosthetic users, ranges of hand attributes are evaluated and discussed. End user information is used to describe the performance requirements for prosthetic hands for clinical use.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; prosthetics; anthropomorphic prosthetic hands; anthropomorphic research devices; clinical use; end user information; performance characteristics; performance requirements; Actuators; DC motors; Fingers; Joints; Prosthetic hand; Thumb; hands; prosthetics; review; robotics; terminal devices; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanics; Hand; Hand Strength; Humans; Prosthesis Design;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9863-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975476
