Mechanical design of a prosthetic human arm and its dynamic simulation

José Alfredo Leal-Naranjo, Marco Ceccarelli, Christopher René Torres San Miguel

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Abstract

In this paper the mechanical design of a prosthetic human arm with 7 DOFs that includes the shoulder, elbow and wrist is presented. The objective of this design is to have an anthropomorphic, functional and low cost prosthesis. A set of dynamic simulations were performed to determine the feasibility of the mechanism as well as the torque required to perform the activities. The results show that the design could be a good solution due to the physical characteristics and the kinematic of the system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Robot Design and Intelligent Control -Proceedings of the 25th Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD16
EditorsAleksandar Rodic, Theodor Borangiu
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages482-490
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319490571
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event25th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2016 - Belgrade, Serbia
Duration: 30 Jun 20162 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume540
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

Conference25th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, RAAD 2016
Country/TerritorySerbia
CityBelgrade
Period30/06/162/07/16

Keywords

  • Biomechanics
  • Prosthetic arm
  • Prosthetic design
  • Upper limb

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