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Sangbae Kim.
Chen, Michelle X.,S.B.Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
2019-12-13T18:57:57Z
2019-12-13T18:57:57Z
2019
2019
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123256
1130060862
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 33).
In this thesis, I designed and tested various fingertip grippers for a wearable force transmitting prosthetic device. This device uses fluid displacement to provide force feedback to the user, allowing the user to feel how much force they are gripping an object with. The device consists of two molded rubber fingertips filled with fluid and actuated by a motor. Various strengths and shapes of the molded rubber fingertips were tested and characterized by how much force was required to displace a certain volume. With this data, the fingertips can be optimized for compactness in a more wearable design.
by Michelle X. Chen.
S.B.
S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
33 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Mechanical Engineering.
Characterizing grippers for transmitting prosthetic device for upper limbs
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