Design of a wrist and gripping mechanism for an upper limb prosthesis specifically for the game of golf

An upper limb prosthesis used for the game of golf was designed. More specifically, the wrist and gripping mechanism was designed. The motivating factor behind his project was to improve a player's ability to make a smooth, reliable golf swing. An improved design was conceived that can overcome these limitations. Consideration was given to their design in order to overcome its limitations, especially for amputees that have lost their arm above the elbow. This project dealt primarily with only the gripping mechanism of the prosthesis. The rest of the prosthesis was worked on by another student. This project accomplished the primary goal of designing a simple device that addresses various problems in existing prosthetic devices.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Yoder, Michael D

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Daniel D. Frey.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62996

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/62996