A review of technology, materials and R&D challenges of upper limb prosthesis for improved user suitability

R Brack, EH Amalu - Journal of Orthopaedics, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Hand amputation significantly challenges one's independence in carrying out
daily activities. With the UK and Italy recoding circa 5200 and 3500 upper limb (UL) …

Extended reality “x-reality” for prosthesis training of upper-limb amputees: A review on current and future clinical potential

A Gaballa, RS Cavalcante, E Lamounier… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rejection rates of upper-limb prosthetic devices in adults are high, currently averaging
26% and 23% for body-powered and electric devices, respectively. While many factors …

Transradial prostheses: Trends in development of hardware and control systems

CL Semasinghe, DGK Madusanka… - … Journal of Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Prosthesis is a wearable device that intends to provide the functionality and/or
appearance of a missing body part. In the case of trans‐radial prostheses, the wearer or the …

A noninvasive brain–computer interface approach for predicting motion intention of activities of daily living tasks for an upper-limb wearable robot

DSV Bandara, J Arata… - International Journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Brain–computer interfaces are emerging as an important research area and are intended to
create an understanding between a computer and the human brain to ensure that robot …

Development of a multi-DoF transhumeral robotic arm prosthesis

DSV Bandara, R Gopura, K Hemapala… - Medical Engineering & …, 2017 - Elsevier
An anthropomorphic transhumeral robotic arm prosthesis is proposed in this study. It is
capable of generating fifteen degrees-of-freedom, seven active and eight passive. In order to …

Myographic System of the Bionic Wrist with Surface Type Identification

K Vonsevych - Advanced System Development Technologies I, 2023 - Springer
This chapter presents the creation features of a myographic system for the prosthetic wrist
with advanced movement and gesture capabilities. The system is based on recognizing …

Virtual constraint control of Knee-Ankle prosthesis using an improved estimate of the thigh phase-variable

A Naeem, M Rizwan, HF Maqbool, M Ahsan… - … Signal Processing and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the human gait cycle, virtual constraints enforce a robust relationship between the thigh
phase-variable and the knee/ankle angle. These constraints enable an accurate estimation …

Semi-automated control system for reaching movements in EMG shoulder disarticulation prosthesis based on mixed reality device

S Togo, K Matsumoto, S Kimizuka… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Goal: The development of a control system for an electromyographic shoulder disarticulation
(EMG-SD) prosthesis to rapidly achieve a task with a reduction in the operational failure of …

A multi-DoF anthropomorphic transradial prosthetic arm

DSV Bandara, R Gopura, K Hemapala… - 5th IEEE RAS/EMBS …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An anthropomorphic transradial prosthetic arm is proposed in this paper. In order to
generate the wrist flexion/extension and ulna/radial deviation, a novel wrist mechanism is …

Transradial prostheses: Current status and future directions

CL Semasinghe, JLB Prasanna… - 2016 Manufacturing …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transradial prosthesis is an artificial wearable limb that provides the functionality and/or
appearance of human wrist and hand. Over the recent years, both hardware and control …