Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study

Poly-articulated hands, actuated by multiple motors and controlled by surface myoelectric technologies, represent the most advanced aids among commercial prostheses. However, simple hook-like body-powered solutions are still preferred for their robustness and control reliability, especially for chal...

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Autores principales:	Sasha B. Godfrey, Cristina Piazza, Federica Felici, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi, Manuel G. Catalano
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	prosthetic hand myoelectric control body-powered prostheses prosthetic control soft robotics Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:77761f54caea473bb30591ba6183b2a12021-11-05T11:56:41ZUsability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study1662-521810.3389/fnbot.2021.683253https://doaj.org/article/77761f54caea473bb30591ba6183b2a12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbot.2021.683253/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1662-5218Poly-articulated hands, actuated by multiple motors and controlled by surface myoelectric technologies, represent the most advanced aids among commercial prostheses. However, simple hook-like body-powered solutions are still preferred for their robustness and control reliability, especially for challenging environments (such as those encountered in manual work or developing countries). This study presents the mechatronic implementation and the usability assessment of the SoftHand Pro-Hybrid, a family of poly-articulated, electrically-actuated, and body-controlled artificial hands, which combines the main advantages of both body-powered and myoelectric systems in a single device. An assessment of the proposed system is performed with individuals with and without limb loss, using as a benchmark the SoftHand Pro, which shares the same soft mechanical architecture, but is controlled using surface electromyographic sensors. Results indicate comparable task performance between the two control methods and suggest the potential of the SoftHand Pro-Hybrid configurations as a viable alternative to myoelectric control, especially in work and demanding environments.Sasha B. GodfreySasha B. GodfreyCristina PiazzaFederica FeliciGiorgio GrioliAntonio BicchiAntonio BicchiManuel G. CatalanoManuel G. CatalanoFrontiers Media S.A.articleprosthetic handmyoelectric controlbody-powered prosthesesprosthetic controlsoft roboticsNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571ENFrontiers in Neurorobotics, Vol 15 (2021)
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topic	prosthetic hand myoelectric control body-powered prostheses prosthetic control soft robotics Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571
spellingShingle	prosthetic hand myoelectric control body-powered prostheses prosthetic control soft robotics Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Sasha B. Godfrey Sasha B. Godfrey Cristina Piazza Federica Felici Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
description	Poly-articulated hands, actuated by multiple motors and controlled by surface myoelectric technologies, represent the most advanced aids among commercial prostheses. However, simple hook-like body-powered solutions are still preferred for their robustness and control reliability, especially for challenging environments (such as those encountered in manual work or developing countries). This study presents the mechatronic implementation and the usability assessment of the SoftHand Pro-Hybrid, a family of poly-articulated, electrically-actuated, and body-controlled artificial hands, which combines the main advantages of both body-powered and myoelectric systems in a single device. An assessment of the proposed system is performed with individuals with and without limb loss, using as a benchmark the SoftHand Pro, which shares the same soft mechanical architecture, but is controlled using surface electromyographic sensors. Results indicate comparable task performance between the two control methods and suggest the potential of the SoftHand Pro-Hybrid configurations as a viable alternative to myoelectric control, especially in work and demanding environments.
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author	Sasha B. Godfrey Sasha B. Godfrey Cristina Piazza Federica Felici Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano
author_facet	Sasha B. Godfrey Sasha B. Godfrey Cristina Piazza Federica Felici Giorgio Grioli Antonio Bicchi Antonio Bicchi Manuel G. Catalano Manuel G. Catalano
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title	Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
title_short	Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
title_full	Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
title_fullStr	Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
title_full_unstemmed	Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study
title_sort	usability assessment of body controlled electric hand prostheses: a pilot study
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/77761f54caea473bb30591ba6183b2a1
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Usability Assessment of Body Controlled Electric Hand Prostheses: A Pilot Study

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