Mechanical Design, Control Choices and first Return of Use of a Prosthetic Arm

TL;DR

This paper discusses the development of a new myoelectric prosthetic arm focusing on design, control simplicity, and initial user feedback, aiming to improve usability for amputees.

Contribution

It introduces a novel prosthetic arm design with simplified control mechanisms and provides initial user reactions and future research directions.

Findings

Prosthetic design addresses current limitations and user needs.

Simplified control enhances patient usability.

Initial feedback indicates positive reactions and potential for improvement.

Abstract

In the world of upper limb prostheses, few companies dominate the majority of the market. They propose different kinds of hand, wrist and elbow prostheses but their control is often difficult to understand by the patients. We have decided to develop new myoelectric prosthetic arm (elbow, wrist and hand) by axing our development on the use of new technologies and facility of use for the patient. In this paper, we are explaining in details the different kinds of prostheses currently proposed to the amputees, their advantages and their drawbacks, the descriptions of the patients' needs and the possible improvements of the product. We will develop the designing choices of our prosthesis and the movements it can realize. Then we will explain the simplified control of the product by the patient and its first reactions. Finally, we will conclude by the news ideas and the next researches to concretize.