| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
|
|---|
| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this study is to develop a low cost and lightweight prosthetic hands with a cosmetic glove and grasping function. We conducted the following research to develop the hand. 1)Flexible cosmetic glove with realistic appearance, 2)Wire-driven five-fingered electric prosthetic Hand, 3)Five-fingered prosthetic hand driven with curved pneumatic artificial muscles, 4)Hand motion estimation using a distance sensor array. The effectiveness of the hands was verified with user tests in which an amputee participated.
|
