Title :
Feasibility of a biomechatronic EPP Upper Limb Prosthesis Controller
Author :
Efie Moutopoulou;Georgios A. Bertos;Anestis Mablekos-Alexiou;Evangelos G. Papadopoulos
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Control Systems Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece
Abstract :
In this paper, we examine the feasibility of an implantable topology of a Biomechatronic Extended Physiological Proprioception (EPP) Upper Limb Prosthesis Controller. Initial findings support the hypothesis that the topology is safe and feasible. This novel controller topology can maintain the advantages of EPP, but without its inherent disadvantages i.e. of the existence of unaesthetic cables, or mechanical linkages.
Keywords :
"Prosthetics","Topology","Couplings","Wireless communication","Bluetooth","Radio frequency","Heating"
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Electronic_ISBN :
1558-4615
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2015.7318890