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AuthorAlkhatib, Farah
AuthorMahdi, Elsadig
AuthorCabibihan, John-John
Available date2020-05-14T09:55:46Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NameIEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
ResourceScopus
ISSN19457898
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779372
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/14868
AbstractIn war-affected regions in the world, limb loss is one of the leading injuries. The need for low-cost, low-maintenance prostheses arises. The rapid developments in 3D printing allows us to investigate robotic or prosthetic hand designs that can satisfy those basic requirements. 3D printed prosthetic hands are more affordable and lightweight alternatives for prostheses. In this paper, we investigate the flexibility of different designs of the soft joints of a low-cost 3D printed prosthetic hand with respect to the material type. We designed flexible joints from elastomeric materials instead of plastic joints. This modification can make the current 3D printed prosthesis designs more robust. As a drawback from these flexible joints, the prosthetic hand will not be in a full open palm position in its initial state, as compared to typical designs. We then converted this drawback to a beneficial feature by calculating the angles of the natural pose of the human hands and transfer those angles to the prosthetic hands with flexible joints. This work has implications in the design of 3D printed prosthetic hands that can be deployed for war-wounded refugees or for those in low-resource countries. - 2019 IEEE.
SponsorThe work is supported by a research grant from Qatar University under the grant no. QUCG-CENG-2018/2019-3. The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Languageen
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
SubjectRobotics| Robotic arms| Twisted string
TitleDesign and analysis of flexible joints for a robust 3d printed prosthetic hand
TypeConference Paper
Pagination784-789
Volume Number2019-June


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