학술논문

The Development on a New Biomechatronic Prosthetic Hand Based on Under-actuated Mechanism
Document Type
Conference
Source
2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on. :3791-3796 Oct, 2006
Subject
Robotics and Control Systems
Computing and Processing
Biomechatronics
Prosthetic hand
Fingers
Electromyography
Couplings
Thumb
Springs
Shape
Prototypes
Hardware
Under-actuated
Coupling
Grasp
EMG
Language
ISSN
2153-0858
2153-0866
Abstract
Based on under-actuated mechanism and coupling principle, a five-fingered, multi-sensory and biomechatronic prosthetic hand has been designed. The multi-DOF hand comprises 13 joints and is controlled by 3 motors. Actuated by only one motor, the thumb can move along a cone surface which is superior in the appearance. Also driven by one motor and transmitted by springs, the mid finger, the ring finger and the little finger can move simultaneously and envelop objects with complex shape. On the other hand, during the hand designation, the handsome appearance has been considered and its glove prototype has been designed. The hardware system and the sensory system have been developed. Through blue tooth wireless protocol, the hand can be controlled by voice signal. Furthermore, it can also be controlled by Electromyography (EMG) signal like most prosthetic hand in existence. It has been verified by experiments that the hand has strong capability of self-adaptation grasp and can accomplish precise and power grasp.