Design of a Compact, Reconfigurable, Prosthetic Wrist
The design of a prosthetic wrist is the result of compromises between the function and the practicality of the device. Conventional prosthetic wrists use a single degree of freedom to produce pro/supination of the hand. It has not been demonstrated that this is the most functional alignment for a si...
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| description | The design of a prosthetic wrist is the result of compromises between the function and the practicality of the device. Conventional prosthetic wrists use a single degree of freedom to produce pro/supination of the hand. It has not been demonstrated that this is the most functional alignment for a single axis. Previous work by the authors suggests that if the wrist must have only one rotatory axis then a more oblique orientation would be more functional. To test this idea, a compact wrist with a single axis and spherical design has been made that will allow any axis of rotation to be selected and the functional performance of the resulting arm be tested. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3c8d8025de8e447b99b0c3eda669a1572025-02-03T01:29:23ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032012-01-019111712410.3233/ABB-2011-0043Design of a Compact, Reconfigurable, Prosthetic WristArthur Zinck0Øyvind Stavdahl1Edmund Biden2Peter J. Kyberd3Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB, CanadaDepartment of Engineering Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, Trondheim, NorwayInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB, CanadaInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton NB, CanadaThe design of a prosthetic wrist is the result of compromises between the function and the practicality of the device. Conventional prosthetic wrists use a single degree of freedom to produce pro/supination of the hand. It has not been demonstrated that this is the most functional alignment for a single axis. Previous work by the authors suggests that if the wrist must have only one rotatory axis then a more oblique orientation would be more functional. To test this idea, a compact wrist with a single axis and spherical design has been made that will allow any axis of rotation to be selected and the functional performance of the resulting arm be tested.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-2011-0043 |
| spellingShingle | Arthur Zinck Øyvind Stavdahl Edmund Biden Peter J. Kyberd Design of a Compact, Reconfigurable, Prosthetic Wrist Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Design of a Compact, Reconfigurable, Prosthetic Wrist |
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