Title
Development and assessment of a powered 3D-printed prosthetic hand for transmetacarpal amputees
Date Issued
07 June 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
New proposals for prosthetic hands fabricated by means of 3D printing are either body-powered for partial hand amputees or myoelectric powered prostheses for transradial amputees. There are no current studies to develop powered 3D printed prostheses for transmetacarpal, probably because at this level of amputation there is little space to fit actuators and their associated electronics. In this work, a design of a 3D-printed hand prosthesis for transmetacarpal amputees and powered by DC micromotors is presented. Four-bar linkage mechanisms were used for the index, middle, ring and little fingers flexion movements, while a mechanism of cylindrical gears and worm drive were used for the thumb. Additionally, a method for customizing prosthetic fingers to match a user specific anthropometry is proposed. Sensors and actuators' selection is explained, and a position control algorithm was developed for each local controller by modeling the DC motors and transmission mechanisms. Finally, a basic control scheme was tested on the prototype for velocity and force evaluation.
Start page
85
End page
90
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ética relacionada con la biotecnología médica Tecnologías que implican la manipulación de células, tejidos, órganos o todo el organismo
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85022335091
Resource of which it is part
2017 3rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2017
ISBN of the container
978-150906087-0
Conference
3rd International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2017
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