Title
Design And Experiment Of A Modular Multisensory Hand For Prosthetic Applications
Abstract
Purpose - This paper aims to present the design and experiment of a modular multisensory prosthetic hand for applications. Design and experiment of a modular multisensory hand for prosthetic applications.Design/methodology/approach - This paper reveals more details focusing on the appearance, mechanism design, electrical design and control of the prosthetic hand considering anthropomorphism, dexterity, sensing and controllability. The finger is internally integrated with the actuator, the transmission mechanism, the sensors and the controller as a modular unit. Integrated with multiple sensors, the prosthetic hand can not only perceive the position, the contact force and the temperature of the environment like a human hand but also provide the foundation for the practical control.Findings - The experiments show that the prosthetic hand can accurately control the contact force to achieve stable grasps based on the sensors feedback and a simple and effective force-tracking impedance control algorithm. In addition, the experiments based on the cosmesis validate not only the cosmesis functionality but also the control performance for a prosthesis-cosmesis system.Practical implications - Because of the small size, low weight, high integration, modularity and controllability, the prosthetic hand is easily applied to upper-limb amputees. Meanwhile, the finger as a modular unit is easy to be fixed, maintained and applied to a partial upper-limb amputee.Originality/value - Each modular finger of the prosthetic hand integrated with the actuator, the transmission mechanism, the sensors and the controller as a whole can independently control the position and the force. The cosmetic glove design can provide pretty appearance without compromising the control performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1108/IR-04-2016-0115
INDUSTRIAL ROBOT-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH AND APPLICATION
Keywords
Field
DocType
Multisensory, Prosthetic hand, Modular, Practicability
Control theory,Controllability,Simulation,Contact force,Control engineering,Impedance control,Mechanism design,Modular design,Modular unit,Engineering,Actuator
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
44
1
0143-991X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.36
12
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Bo Zeng17613.74
Shaowei Fan281.87
Li Jiang316528.52
Hong Liu421348.37