Cost effective electro-resistive band based myo activated prosthetic upper limb for amputees in the developing world

Diego Felipe Ulloa; Neethu Sreenivasan; Paolo Bifulco; Mario Cesarelli; Gaetano Gargiulo; Upul Gunawardana

doi:10.1109/LSC.2017.8268190

Cost effective electro-resistive band based myo activated prosthetic upper limb for amputees in the developing world

Diego Felipe Ulloa, Neethu Sreenivasan, Paolo Bifulco, Mario Cesarelli, Gaetano Gargiulo, Upul Gunawardana

Western Sydney University

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Abstract

![CDATA[In several developing areas of the world, many amputees have no access to any assistive devices for a normal living. The complexity and huge cost of current prosthetics in the market limit the reach and its applications to these underserved people. The goal of this work is to design a low-cost and efficient myo activated prosthetic upper limb for persons with disabilities who are living in resource-limited areas. The design of the hand is composed of two fingers which are made up of low-cost material and using rapid prototyping methods. The surface EMG signals are captured through wearable electro-resistive bands (ERBs) connected to the amputee's residual arm. Using an Arduino microcontroller, the signals are processed to drive a DC motor for open and close of hand. The design aims to achieve reduced power, lower weight, lower maintenance cost and ease of assembly.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 1st International IEEE Life Sciences Conference (LSC), Sydney, Australia, 13-15 December 2017
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	250-253
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781538610305
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268190
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	IEEE Life Sciences Conference - Duration: 13 Dec 2017 → …

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Conference	IEEE Life Sciences Conference
Period	13/12/17 → …

Keywords

amputees
artificial limbs
developing countries
prosthesis

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Ulloa, D. F., Sreenivasan, N., Bifulco, P., Cesarelli, M., Gargiulo, G., & Gunawardana, U. (2017). Cost effective electro-resistive band based myo activated prosthetic upper limb for amputees in the developing world. In Proceedings of the 1st International IEEE Life Sciences Conference (LSC), Sydney, Australia, 13-15 December 2017 (pp. 250-253). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSC.2017.8268190

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Cost effective electro-resistive band based myo activated prosthetic upper limb for amputees in the developing world. / Ulloa, Diego Felipe; Sreenivasan, Neethu; Bifulco, Paolo et al.
Proceedings of the 1st International IEEE Life Sciences Conference (LSC), Sydney, Australia, 13-15 December 2017. IEEE, 2017. p. 250-253.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper › peer-review

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Cost effective electro-resistive band based myo activated prosthetic upper limb for amputees in the developing world

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