Thesis Project Form
Title (tentative): Development of myo-controlled hand prosthesis| Thesis advisor(s): Sanguineti Vittorio | E-mail: |
| Address: Via All'Opera Pia, 13 - 16145 Genova | Phone: (+39) 010 33 56487 |
Description
Motivation and application domain
The upper-limb amputee population is steadily growing, particularly in developing countries. This points at a need of hand prostheses which are at the same time controllable, fully functional and inexpensive. Fast prototyping and 3D printing would speed up the design, implementation and test of novel designs.
General objectives and main activities
The overall goal of this project is to use fast prototyping and 3D printing to design a low-cost prosthetic hand. The specific objects are:
1. To design and implement the mechanical structure using 3D printing techniques and miniature actuators (CD motors)
2. To develop and implement software modules for myoelectric control and sensory substitution
2. To test the device with different grasping modalities
1. To design and implement the mechanical structure using 3D printing techniques and miniature actuators (CD motors)
2. To develop and implement software modules for myoelectric control and sensory substitution
2. To test the device with different grasping modalities
Training Objectives (technical/analytical tools, experimental methodologies)
1. Tools and applications for design and 3D printing of mechanical parts
2. Electronics design and EMG processing
3. Control theory applied to prosthetic devices
4. Data analysis and machine learning techniques for real-time processing of EMG signals
2. Electronics design and EMG processing
3. Control theory applied to prosthetic devices
4. Data analysis and machine learning techniques for real-time processing of EMG signals
Place(s) where the thesis work will be carried out: Neurolab
Additional information
Pre-requisite abilities/skills: Mechanical design, Matlab and Arduino programming would be a plus
Maximum number of students: 1