DocumentCode
628005
Title
uGrip II: A Novel Functional Hybrid Prosthetic Hand Design
Author
Polhemus, Ashley ; Doherty, Brianne ; Mackiw, Kevin ; Patel, Rahul ; Paliwal, Manish
Author_Institution
Biomed. Eng. Dept., Coll. of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
5-7 April 2013
Firstpage
303
Lastpage
304
Abstract
Current prosthetic devices frequently offer limited function at high costs. This proof-of-concept design proposes a hybrid trans-radial prosthesis that uses gross body movements to control multiple degrees of freedom. The novel actuation system uses signals transduced from shoulder articulations to control pneumatic actuators, which power the hand.
Keywords
biomechanics; medical control systems; pneumatic actuators; prosthetics; degrees of freedom; functional hybrid prosthetic hand design; gross body movement; hybrid transradial prosthesis; pneumatic actuator control; shoulder articulation; signal transducing; uGrip II; Actuators; Prosthetic hand; Thumb; Valves; Wrist; Body Powered; Hand; Hybrid; Pneumatic; Prosthesis; Trans-radial Amputee;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2013 39th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Syracuse, NY
ISSN
2160-7001
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4928-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBEC.2013.148
Filename
6574479
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