Can We Achieve Intuitive Prosthetic Elbow Control Based on Healthy Upper Limb Motor Strategies?

Most transhumeral amputees report that their prosthetic device lacks functionality, citing the control strategy as a major limitation. Indeed, they are required to control several degrees of freedom with muscle groups primarily used for elbow actuation. As a result, most of them choose to have a one...

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Main Authors: Manelle Merad, Étienne de Montalivet, Amélie Touillet, Noël Martinet, Agnès Roby-Brami, Nathanaël Jarrassé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurorobotics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2018.00001/full