Robotic Prosthetic Limbs

Generic interfaces for robotic limbs

Generic interfaces to robot hardware can improve the programming process by making it easier for developers to port applications between different robotic systems. The Player project provides abstract interfaces to aide porting, but until recently did not have any direct support for robotic limbs. This paper describes the design and implementation of three new generic interfaces for robotic lim...

Artificial Tendons: Biomechanical Design Properties for Prosthetic Lower Limbs

1 Dept. of Veterans Affairs 2 Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine 3 Dept. of Electrical Engineering 1660 S. Columbian Way MS 151 University of Washington University of Washington Seattle, WA 98108 USA Seattle, WA 98195 Seattle, WA 98195 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Abstract This paper reports on the design of an artificial tendon intended for u...

Mechanical properties of prosthetic limbs: adapting to the patient.

Lower-limb amputees have identified comfort and mobility as the two most important characteristics of a prosthesis. While these in turn depend on a multitude of factors, they are strongly influenced by the biomechanical performance of the prosthesis and the loading it imparts to the residual limb. Recent years have seen improvements in several prosthetic components that are designed to improve ...

Investigation of amputees with prosthetic limbs at our hospital

Objectives: This study was performed to elucidate the characteristics of amputees in our hospital. We also evaluated whether the causes and characteristics of the amputations influenced the patients' prosthetic walking ability. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively examined 47 amputees in our hospital from December 1996 to April 2016 with respect to the causes and levels of amputation. Of 2...

Supernumerary Robotic Limbs for Human Augmentation in Overhead Assembly Tasks