INTERFACIAL COUPLINGS FOR MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ON UPPER EXTREMITY MOTION EFFECTIVENESS TO JULY 1968.

Abstract

Today, it is possible to build a complete externally powered prosthetic arm; however, one of the major obstacles to this undertaking is control of the arm. Two of the ways to lessen the problem of control would be to permanently combine or link some of the joint motions, or to eliminate some of the degrees of freedom of some of the joints. The only study to determine whether joint motions can be combined or eliminated, indicates that these avenues of prosthetic-orthotic simplification are not practical except in the case of a design for a single function (for example: feeding). Presently, however, there are several programs to further investigate the coupling of joint motions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0701883

Entities

People

  • Roger P. Hancock

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Regions
  • Couplings
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Joints
  • Literature
  • Upper Extremity

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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