Project description
A prosthetic hand usually consists of an off-the-shelf hand with a custom-fit socket so that it connects comfortably to the residual limb. Often these hands are quite bulky, and are awkwardly dissimilar in size to the wearer's intact hand. Given that custom-fitting is required for the socket, this project looks at custom-fitting the shape of the hand as well. The idea is to take a 3D scan of the amputee's intact limb, and mirror it so it perfectly matches the user's size. The internals of the prosthetic hand need to automatically adjust to fit in the new shape of hand.
Co-supervisors
Rami Al-Dirini
Supervisors research focus
My primary research is on improving assistive devices and assistive device service provision for low-resourced areas. My expertise is in prosthetic design, thermoregulation, body-worn sensors, and finite element modelling.
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