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Design, Modelling and Prototyping of a Mechanical Hand for Prosthetic Purposes

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In this paper the design, modelling and prototyping of a mechanical hand for prosthetic purposes are presented. In particular, the development of the project is presented, with the subsequent choices made to reach the prototyping step. In the last part of the paper the results of some tests are also shown, in order to verify the design choices.

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  1. University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy

    Vincenzo Niola, Cesare Rossi & Sergio Savino

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    Aleksandar Rodić

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    Theodor Borangiu

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Niola, V., Rossi, C., Savino, S. (2017). Design, Modelling and Prototyping of a Mechanical Hand for Prosthetic Purposes. In: Rodić, A., Borangiu, T. (eds) Advances in Robot Design and Intelligent Control. RAAD 2016. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 540. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49058-8_21

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