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Manipulating Everyday Objects with Prosthetic Hands

Author: Dr. Chris Macnab
Co-Authors: Dr. James Smith, Dr. Karl T. Kalveram, Laurence Turner

In this project, students learn how prostheses that use robotic technology can improve the lives of people with disabilities. In the laboratory, the students use Lego Mindstorms NXT kits to create an artificial arm or hand that can lift small objects, such as a coffee cup. In the process, students discover and explore the following concepts and ideas: Hooke's Law, hysteresis, Newton's Second Law, accuracy and precision, rapid prototyping, and the relationship between the voltage applied to a motor and its speed.

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Background Lecture:Background Lecture (18.261 MB)
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Student Project Assignment:Student Project Assignment (1.769 MB)
Faculty Project Description:Faculty Project Description (4.013 MB)
Project Report Solution:Project Report Solution (5.468 MB)
Summary Lecture:Summary Lecture (6.491 MB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixA_ProsHand.pdf (316.83 KB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixB_ProsHand.pdf (476.896 KB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixC_ProsHand.pdf (78.396 KB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixD_ProsHand.pdf (129.012 KB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixE.pdf (2.153 MB)
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Additional Project Materials:AppendixF_CM.doc (3.807 MB)

UPCOMING DEADLINES
1 February 2010
Call for Abstracts: Invitation sent

31 March 2010
Call for Abstracts: Submission deadline

1 June 2010
Invitation to submit a full project proposal sent

31 July 2010
Full Proposal: Submission deadline

15 October 2010
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15 January 2011
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