2P1-U06 An Operation Method for Five-Fingered Powered Prostheses with 5 Degrees of Freedom using Joint Displacement Information of Toes(Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics(4))

Abstract

The EMG information is mainly used for the interface of powered prostheses. However, it is difficult to bend fingers to a specified angle like a human. In this paper, five fingers are selected from ten fingers of feet for operating powered prosthesis's fingers. This system is to operate each finger of powered prostheses by obtaining joint displacement information of the fingers of feet. The joint displacement information is obtained with the five bend sensors. This proposed method makes it possible to operate each finger of powered prostheses independently.