An initial prototype for a robotic arm for use in prosthetics

• Main Author: Lee, Zhun Jin
• Other Authors: Low Kin Huat
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechatronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/65118
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This report details the process of developing a prototype of a prosthetic hand which aims to reduce the cost of upper limb prosthetics by using rapid prototyping techniques. The report analyses the anatomy and functions of the human hand and looks at the different ways that actuation is achieved in...