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Objectives, criteria and methods for the design of the SmartHand transradial prosthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2009

Christian Cipriani ,
Marco Controzzi  and
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Christian Cipriani*
Affiliation:
ARTS Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, Italy
Marco Controzzi
Affiliation:
ARTS Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, Italy
Maria Chiara Carrozza
Affiliation:
ARTS Lab, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, Italy
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

This paper presents the requirements, design criteria and methodology used to develop the design of a new self-contained prosthetic hand to be used by transradial amputees. The design is based on users' needs, on authors background and knowledge of the state of the art, and feasible fabrication technology with the aim of replicating as much as possible the functionality of the human hand. The paper focuses on the design approach and methodology which is divided into three steps: (i) the mechanical actuation units, design and actuation distribution; (ii) the mechatronic development and finally (iii) the controller architecture design. The design is presented here and compared with significant commercial devices and research prototypes.

Keywords

BioroboticsProstheticsRobotic handMechatronics
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Robotica , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , October 2010 , pp. 919 - 927
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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