2002 · 26 citations · 6 references
MedicineBioengineeringBiomedical EngineeringActuatorsProstheticsRoboticsHand RehabilitationProsthetic DevicesProsthetic FabricationProsthetic RehabilitationProsthetic RoboticsUpper-limb ProstheticsAnthropomorphic Prosthetic HandsProsthetic ControlProsthetic Hand FabricationProsthetic Hand FunctionSensory-motor CouplingSensory-motor FunctionUpper Limb Prosthesis FabricationUpper-limb Prosthetic Design
An ideal upper limb prosthesis should be perceived as part of the natural body by the amputee and should replicate sensory-motor capabilities of the amputated limb. However, such an ideal cybernetic prosthesis is still far from reality: current prosthetic hands are simple grippers with one or two degrees of freedom, which barely restore the capability of the thumb-index pinch. The paper describes the design and fabrication of a prosthetic hand based on a biomechatronic and cybernetic approach. Our approach is aimed at providing natural sensory-motor coordination to the amputee, by integrating biomimetic mechanisms, sensors, actuators and control, and by interfacing the hand with the peripheral nervous system.
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DLR's multisensory articulated hand. I. Hard- and software architecture
J. Butterfaß, G. Hirzinger, Stefan Knoch et al. · 2002 · 120 citations
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +17
Design methodology for a multifunctional hand prosthesis.
R. Vinet, Y Lozac'h, N Beaudry et al. · PubMed · 1995 · 76 citations