@article{14ae4dfc44c74120bad64ef46921612d,
title = "Development of Self-Powered 5-Finger Pneumatically Driven Hand Prosthesis Using Supination of Forearm",
abstract = "Recently, myoelectric hand prostheses produced by the combination of 3D-CAD and printer have gained attention. 3D printing of hand prosthesis has resulted in cost reduction. However, when an electric actuator with reduction gears is used as the driving source of the hand prosthesis, the joint rigidity becomes high; therefore, compliance control is required to grasp soft target objects. In this study, we propose a pneumatically driven hand prosthesis using a flexible bellows actuator. The hand prosthesis is lightweight and inexpensive because it is self-powered and generates com-pressed air through the supination motion of the user{\textquoteright}s forearm instead of an external compressor, which is essential for conventional pneumatic systems. Stable flexible grasping of the target object was achieved by driving a five-finger hand using this system.",
keywords = "back-drivability, flexible grasp, hand prosthesis, pneumatic, self-powered",
author = "Kotaro Nishikawa and Kentaro Hirata and Masahiro Takaiwa",
note = "Funding Information: We would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Daisuke Kawakami, Department of Advanced Engineering Course, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, and Kaiki Nishiyama and Ren Hamada, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, for the efforts they provided for our research. Part of this research was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 19K14954 and by the National Institute of Technology College Faculty Research Ability Enhancement Program (Junior) of the 2021 fiscal year. Funding Information: We would like to express our gratitude to Mr. Daisuke Kawakami, Department of Advanced Engineering Course, National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, and Kaiki Nishiyama and Ren Hamada, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, Na- tional Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College, for the efforts they provided for our research. Part of this research was supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 19K14954 and by the National Institute of Technology College Faculty Research Ability Enhancement Program (Junior) of the 2021 fiscal year. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Fuji Technology Press Ltd.",
year = "2022",
doi = "10.20965/jrm.2022.p0454",
language = "English",
volume = "34",
pages = "454--465",
journal = "Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics",
issn = "0915-3942",
publisher = "Fuji Technology Press",
number = "2",
}