Studying Upper-Limb Amputee Prosthesis Use to Inform Device Design
Abstract
The proposed project centers on investigating the nature of upper limb prosthesis use in everyday tasks through both an in-home and lab-based study on upper-limb amputees and age and gender-matched normal subjects. For the in-home study we will use an unobtrusive head-mounted camera to record and then later observe prosthesis/hand use during domestic tasks. In the lab study we will use a motion capture studio and video cameras to record accurate and detailed upper body motion during a series of standardized tasks. These tasks are clinically validated measures of hand/arm function functional evaluation. By recording participant performance and examining prosthesis/hand use, we expect to identify shortcomings in current terminal devices and implementations that will inform improvements to existing designs and inspire new classes of devices in the future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- AD1002643
Entities
People
- Aaron Dollar
- Adam Spiers
- Kate Barnabe
- Linda Resnik
Organizations
- Yale University