Electrically controlled 1-DOF forearm-hand active prosthesis for children

The essence of the project is to create an adaptive electrically controlled prosthesis for a child’s hand. The prosthesis should be able to be resized for the patient at the stage of computer-aided design. To realize this, it is proposed to create a parametric model of the prosthesis in a CAD system. Also, during the project, it is necessary to create a prototype of the future device with one degree of freedom i.e., the hand can make only one movement – closing or opening the fingers. This design is quite easy to use and does not require much time for patient training. At the same time, it restores the patient’s grasping function, which significantly improves the child’s quality of life. To implement the control system, a system of myosensors is envisaged, which will be located on the patient’s stump.

Faculty Supervisor:

John McPhee

Student:

Partner:

National Technical University of Ukraine

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program: