Title :
Design and characterization of a powered elbow prosthesis
Author :
Daniel A. Bennett;Jason Mitchell;Michael Goldfarb
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240 USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design of a powered elbow prosthesis, which incorporates a belt and cable drive transmission with a brushless DC motor to achieve an output torque of approximately 18.4 Nm, a backdrive torque of 1.5 Nm, and a speed of up to 360 deg/s while remaining within the anthropomorphic envelope with regard to mass and size. The measured torque and speed of the prosthesis is commensurate with nominal capability of the natural limb (for purposes of performing activities of daily living).
Keywords :
"Elbow","Prosthetics","Torque","Joints","Bandwidth","Torque measurement","Wrist"
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.2015.7318891
