1.
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc
; 2012: 3056-60, 2012.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23366570
ABSTRACT
One of the main issues of prosthetic hands is to be able to fulfill all the specifications about speed, torque, weight and inertia while placing all the components within the prosthetic hand. This is especially true when full dexterity is required in the prosthesis. In this paper, a new design for a prosthetic hand is presented, which uses remote actuation in order to satisfy most of those requirements. The actuators are to be located in the back of the subject and the transmission is implemented via cables. Other characteristics of this new prosthetic hand include torque limitation and the possibility of switching between underactuated and fully actuated functions.
Subject(s)
Artificial Limbs , Hand/physiology , Prosthesis Design , Biomechanical Phenomena , Humans , Models, Theoretical , Motion
2.
Physician Exec
; 35(2): 44-6, 48, 2009.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19452847