Design and Fabrication of an Actively Controlled Prosthetic Hand

A prosthetic hand is an artificial device that replaces a missing hand, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). The objective of this project is to design fabricate and analyze a pro

Project Title

Design and Fabrication of an Actively Controlled Prosthetic Hand

Project Area of Specialization

Mechanical Engineering

Project Summary

A prosthetic hand is an artificial device that replaces a missing hand, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder). The objective of this project is to design fabricate and analyze a prosthetic hand that can be either controlled passively, actively or using some hybrid control system. The students of this project will learn how to design a prosthetic device, control using Arduino of some other microelectronic device, and fabrication of biomedical devices.

Project Objectives

• Design and analysis of an active prosthetic hand.
• Full hand design including 4 functional fingers and thumb.
• Arduino based feedback control.
• Cost-efficient prosthetic hand.

Project Implementation Method

1. Basic mechanism and structure design using CAD softwares.
2. Mechanism analysis of the initial design.
3. Analysis using Finite Element Method (FEM).
4. Control process design using EMG signals as input.
5. Fabrication of actively control prosthetic hand using rapid prototyping methodology.

Benefits of the Project

• Providing functional prosthetic limbs to amputees enabling them to perform general day to day tasks.
• Non-surgical method for controlling active prosthetic through EMG signals.
• Reduced cost by manufacturing the product through modern manufacturing methods.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

Our final deliverable will consist of an actively controlled prosthetic hand with fully operational 4 fingers and a thumb (operational). We are aiming to design a prosthetic hand which will be controlled by Electromagnetic signals (EMG).

Final Deliverable of the Project

Hardware System

Core Industry

Medical

Other Industries

Manufacturing

Core Technology

3D/4D Printing

Other Technologies

Robotics

Sustainable Development Goals

Good Health and Well-Being for People

Required Resources

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