Print Email Facebook Twitter Mechanical aspects of robot hands, active hand orthoses and prostheses Title Mechanical aspects of robot hands, active hand orthoses and prostheses: A comparative review Author Vertongen, J. (Student TU Delft) Kamper, Derek G. (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; North Carolina State University) Smit, G. (TU Delft Medical Instruments & Bio-Inspired Technology) Vallery, H. (TU Delft Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Control) Date 2020 Abstract The large interest in robot hands and active hand prostheses has in recent years been joined by that in active hand orthoses. Despite the differences in intended uses, these three categories of artificial hand devices share key characteristics. Examination of the commonalities could stimulate future design. Thus, in this article, we undertook a comparative review of publications describing robot hands, active prostheses, and active orthoses, with a focus on mechanical structure, actuation principle, and transmission. Out of a total of 510 papers identified through the literature search, 72 publications were included in a focused examination. We identified trends in the design of artificial hands and gaps in the literature. After comparing their mechanical aspects, we propose recommendations for future development. Subject HandsroboticsprostheticsorthoticsdexterityDexterityGandsOrthoticsRoboticsProsthetics To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:059e34ba-44e7-4f33-b2de-0b277e207376 DOI https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2020.3014182 Embargo date 2021-02-04 ISSN 1083-4435 Source IEEE - ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 26 (2021) (2), 955-965 Bibliographical note Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public. Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2020 J. Vertongen, Derek G. Kamper, G. Smit, H. Vallery Files PDF 09157986.pdf 2.87 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:059e34ba-44e7-4f33-b2de-0b277e207376/datastream/OBJ/view