SBIR Phase I: Advanced Prosthetic Hand

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段的研究项目将开发一个基于上下文的反射控制假手的概念设计。这项工作将设置一个灵巧的假肢手，其中反射性的手电机控制将在本地实施的假肢上的一套传感器，包括姿势，接近，手指扭矩和肌电传感器的基础上，全面发展的阶段。这将使用户能够以自然和直观的方式专注于更高级别的功能控制。本计画的研究目标为：（1）选择最佳的运动学，权衡灵巧度与成本、重量与耐久性，（2）开发反射控制演算法，以及（3）提出一个完整的概念设计，可在第二阶段进一步开发和测试。该项目的商业应用将是上肢截肢和先天性出生者使用的假肢领域缺陷假手的发展有望改善生活质量和正常状态，每年仅在美国就有大约10，000名上肢截肢患者，以及数千名患有先天性出生缺陷的患者，这些患者没有手。国际社会也将从中受益。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I research project will develop a conceptualdesign for a context-based reflex-controlled prosthetic hand. This work would set the stage for full development of a dexterous prosthetic hand in which the reflexive hand motor control would be implemented locally on the prosthetic based on a suite of sensors, including pose, proximity, finger-torque, and myo-electric sensors. This would free the user to focus on higher-level functional control in a natural and intuitive way. The research objectives of this project are (1) to select optimal kinematics, trading off dexterity with cost, weight, and durability, (2) to develop the reflex control algorithm, and (3) to propose a complete conceptual design that can be further developed and tested in Phase II.The commercial application of this project will be in the area of prosthetics for use by people with upper limb amputation and congenital birth defects. Development of a prosthetic hand promises to improve the quality and normalcy of life for the roughly 10,000 patients of upper-limb amputation annually in the United States alone as well as the thousands more suffering from congenital birth defects that leave the person without a hand. The international community will likewise benefit as well.