Determination of the design specifications of a powered humeral rotator for a myoelectric prosthesis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 225, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-498

  Troncossi, M ^a   Caminati, R ^a   Parenti Castelli, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Five degree of freedom robot; Kinematic analysis; Kinetostatic analysis; Powered humeral rotator; Upper limb prosthesis

Indexed keywords

FIVE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM ROBOT; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; KINETOSTATIC ANALYSIS; POWERED HUMERAL ROTATOR; UPPER LIMBS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MYOELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED PROSTHETICS; ROTATION; SPECIFICATIONS;

JOINT PROSTHESES;

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMB PROSTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SHOULDER;

ARM; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SHOULDER;

EID: 79961142495     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: 20413033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2041303310393229     Document Type: Article

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