1P1-C04 Production of demonstration machine of electrically powered prosthetic using skin surface deformation of amputated upper limbs(Welfare Robotics and Mechatronics (2))

Abstract

We previously proposed a biometric technology that uses skin surface deformations of amputated upper limbs. In this technology, an input device containing a strain sensor is pasted on the forearm and reads skin surface deformations caused by forearm twist motion to gain an input signal. In this study, we changed the input device containing the strain sensor to an input device containing a bending sensor and developed an electric prosthesis with the device.