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Most of the interfaces of the current upper limb prosthetic device are rigid. However, human limbs and body are a combination of rigid and soft parts. Such a combination inherently suggests to implement soft ergonomic interfaces between the human body and such prosthetic devices. To this aim we have developed a novel set of wearable solutions, including a textile sleeve embedding EMG electrodes for the control of hand prosthesis. This interface has been integrated and preliminary tested in order to control a 5 d.o.f. low cost robotic hand.
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We thank all the staff of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science for their valuable support and in particular: Mrs. S. Benson, Ms J. Burnett and Mr. M. Butler.
This work was presented in thesis form in fulfilment of the requirements for the MSC in Engineering for the student C. Moutschen under the supervision of E.L. Secco from the Robotics Laboratory, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Liverpool Hope University.
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Secco, E.L., Moutschen, C., Maereg, A.T., Barrett-Baxendale, M., Reid, D., Nagar, A.K. (2017). Development of a Sustainable and Ergonomic Interface for the EMG Control of Prosthetic Hands. In: Perego, P., Andreoni, G., Rizzo, G. (eds) Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare. MobiHealth 2016. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 192. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58877-3_41
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