Robotic hand: A review on linkage-driven finger mechanisms of prosthetic hands and evaluation of the performance criteria

SR Kashef, S Amini, A Akbarzadeh - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanical design of an artificial finger is the key factor in determining the performance of a
prosthetic hand. To achieve a simple, dexterous and functional bionic hand, researchers …

Advances in finger and partial hand prosthetic mechanisms

E Difonzo, G Zappatore, G Mantriota, G Reina - Robotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Approximately 70% of the upper extremity amputations refers to partial hand loss with the
involvement of one or more fingers. Historically, this type of limb amputation has been …

Configuration synthesis and screening method for multiple closed-loop unit tandem mechanisms

R Wang, F Huang, H Huang, J Chen - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2024 - Elsevier
To broaden the methods of configuration synthesis, this study proposes a new method for
configuration synthesis and screening of multiple closed-loop unit tandem mechanisms …

Designing an underactuated mechanism for a 1 active DOF finger operation

LC Wu, G Carbone, M Ceccarelli - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2009 - Elsevier
In this paper a novel finger mechanism with 1 active DOF is proposed for an underactuated
operation. The underacuation mechanism design is based on spring elements within the …

Underactuated finger mechanism using contractible slider-cranks and stackable four-bar linkages

D Yoon, Y Choi - IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an underactuated finger mechanism that is able to conduct both self-
adaptive gras** and natural motions, such as flexion and extension. The robotic finger is …

A two-fingered robot gripper with large object reorientation range

WG Bircher, AM Dollar, N Rojas - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is very challenging for a robotic gripper to achieve large reorientations with grasped
objects without accidental object ejection. This paper presents a simple gripper that can …

A novel prosthetic finger design with high load-carrying capacity

S Liu, M Van, Z Chen, J Angeles, C Chen - Mechanism and Machine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hand loss can cause a significant reduction in functionality and psychological damage,
which can be partially recovered by hand prostheses. For 3D-printed prosthetic digits …

Robotic index finger prosthesis using stackable double 4-BAR mechanisms

G Jang, C Lee, H Lee, Y Choi - Mechatronics, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper suggests a robotic index finger prosthesis realized to be one degree-of-freedom
by using stackable double 4-bar mechanisms. Also its control method makes use of two …

A numerical simulation for design and operation of an underactuated finger mechanism for LARM hand

L Wu, M Ceccarelli - Mechanics based design of structures and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
A simulation procedure for an underactuated finger mechanism is proposed for design
purposes as based on the kinematics and statics analysis of mechanism operation. A …

A methodology for the design of robotic hands with multiple fingers

JEP Puig, NEN Rodriguez… - International Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents a methodology that has been applied for a design process of
anthropomorphic hands with multiple fingers. Biomechanical characteristics of human hand …