UPPER EXTREMITY PROSTHETICS RESEARCH. HUMAN TRACKING. SENSORY MOTOR CONTROL. MYOELECTRIC CONTROL

Abstract

Contents: Upper Extremity Prosthetics Research: needs analysis for development of externally-powered prostheses design specifications; analysis of existing externally-powered prostheses and development of advanced design specifications; evaluation of the utility of minor surgical alterations for developing body control sites for externally powered prostheses; exploration of harnessing techniques for control site harnessing. Research on Sensory Motor Control: current status of experimental investigations of functional muscle isolation; development of an external logic system; current status of experimental investigations of the Heidelberg Pneumatic Arm; performance evaluation of the Belgrade (Yugoslavia) Electronic Hand. Research on the Performance of Human Operators of Tracking Systems: performance evaluation of variables of the optical system on the NOTS tracking simulator. Research on Myoelectric Control Systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1965
Accession Number
AD0619528

Entities

People

  • John Lyman

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Amputees
  • Biotechnology
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Rehabilitation
  • Simulators
  • Strain Gages
  • Surgery
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers
  • Upper Extremity

Readers

  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems