Design and performance of additively manufactured lightweight bionic hand

Whenish, Ruban; Antony, Maria Merin; Balaji, T.; Selvam, Arivazhagan; Ramprasath, L. S.; Velu, Rajkumar

doi:10.1063/5.0036119

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“…This classification considered information from 2018 to 2023. For forty-six scientific articles: in 2018, seven were found [50,53,78,88,108,110,111]; in 2019, seven [38,48,51,76,82,86,109]; in 2020, twelve [37,[44][45][46][47]49,70,81,91,112,113,123]; in 2021, nine [36,52,69,79,[83][84][85]87,89]; in 2022, eight [35,[71][72][73][74][75]80,124]; and in 2023, three [77,90,114].…”

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Upper Limb Prostheses by the Level of Amputation: A Systematic Review

Segura,

Romero,

Abarca

et al. 2024

Prosthesis

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This review article aims to provide an updated and comprehensive overview of the latest trends in adult upper limb prostheses, specifically targeting various amputation levels such as transradial, transmetacarpal, transcarpal, and transhumeral. A systematic search was conducted across multiple databases, including IEEE Xplore, MDPI, Scopus, Frontiers, and Espacenet, covering from 2018 to 2023. After applying exclusion criteria, 49 scientific articles (33 patents and 16 commercial prostheses) were meticulously selected for review. The article offers an in-depth analysis of several critical aspects of upper limb prostheses. It discusses the evolution and current state of input control mechanisms, the number of degrees of freedom, and the variety of grips available in prostheses, all tailored according to the level of amputation. Additionally, the review delves into the selection of materials used in developing these prostheses and examines the progression of technology readiness levels. A significant focus is also placed on the evolution of prosthesis weight over the years for different amputation levels. Moreover, the review identifies and explores critical technological challenges and prospects in upper limb prostheses. Finally, the article culminates with a conclusion that encapsulates the key findings and insights on the advancements and ongoing developments in this field.

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Upper Limb Prostheses by the Level of Amputation: A Systematic Review

Segura,

Romero,

Abarca

et al. 2024

Prosthesis

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“…This allowed for the establishment of a mapping relationship between the flexible end-effector modeling features and the features of the selected bionic organisms. Subsequently, this mapping was applied to the end-effector modeling of the four chosen organisms [23]. The extraction and evolution of the bionic features are illustrated in Figure 4.…”

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Design and Testing of Bionic-Feature-Based 3D-Printed Flexible End-Effectors for Picking Horn Peppers

Deng,

Liu,

Jiang

et al. 2023

Agronomy

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To solve the problems of poor adaptability and large sizes of pepper harvesting machinery in facility agriculture to enhance the efficiency and quality of pepper harvesting and ultimately boost farmers’ income, several flexible end-effectors were designed. These end-effectors were tailored to the unique morphologies of horn peppers, drawing inspiration from biomimicry. Subsequently, we conducted experimental verification to validate their performance. Four biological features, namely, the outer contours of a Vicia faba L. fruit, an Abelmoschus esculentus fruit, the upper jaw of a Lucanidae, and a Procambarus clarkii claw, were selected and designed using 3D software. In order to ascertain the structural viability and establish the initial design framework for the test end-effector, a simulation analysis to evaluate the strength and deformation of the flexible end-effector under various pepper-picking conditions was conducted. PLA material and 3D printing technology were used to create the end-effector, and, together with the mobile robotic arm platform ROSMASTER X3 PLUS, they were used to build a test prototype; a pepper tensile test was performed to pre-determine the reasonableness of the picking program, and then a prototype was created for the actual picking of the peppers to compare the picking effectiveness of several types of flexible end-effectors. In six experiments, each flexible end was harvested for 120 horn peppers. The Vicia faba L. flexible end-effector had the lowest average breakage rate. The average breakage rate was 1.7%. At the same time, it had the lowest average drop rate. The average drop rate was 3.3%. The test results indicated that the flexible end-effector that emulated the outer contour characteristics of the Vicia faba L. fruit demonstrated the most favorable outcomes. This design exhibited high working efficiency and the lowest rates of fruit breakage and fruit drops, surpassing both the artificial and traditional machine picking methods and effectively fulfilling the requirements for pepper-picking operations in facility agriculture.

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“…28 3D printing for clinical applications also called by researchers as ''3D Bioprinting'' is more suitable to build tailor-made and customized bone/tissue scaffolds which include mandibular and skull defect reconstruction, breast implants for clinical applications such as reconstructive surgery. 29 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Selective Laser Melting (SLM) are commonly used AM technologies to build orthopedic implants using ceramics, metals, composites, and ceramic biocomposites. 16,30 Carbon fiber (CF) reinforced Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) is often used for dental and orthopedic applications that is manufactured by fused deposition modeling (FDM) AM technology.…”

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“…28 3D printing for clinical applications also called by researchers as “3D Bioprinting” is more suitable to build tailor-made and customized bone/tissue scaffolds which include mandibular and skull defect reconstruction, breast implants for clinical applications such as reconstructive surgery. 29…”

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A review on fabrication of 3D printed biomaterials using optical methodologies for tissue engineering applications

John¹,

Antony

Whenish

et al. 2022

Proc Inst Mech Eng H

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Human body comprises of different internal and external biological components. Human organs tend to fail due to continuous or sudden stress which leads to deterioration, failure, and dislocation. The choice of selection and fabrication of materials for tissue engineering play a key role in terms of suitability, sensitivity, and functioning with other organs as a replacement for failed organs. The progressive improvement of the additive manufacturing (AM) approach in healthcare made it possible to print multi-material and customized complex/intricate geometries in a layer-by-layer fashion. The customized or patient-specific implant fabrication can be easily produced with a high success rate due to the development of AM technologies with tailorable properties. The structural behavior of 3D printed biomaterials is a crucial factor in tissue engineering as they affect the functionality of the implants. Various techniques have been developed in appraising the important features and the effects of the subsequent design of the biomaterial implants. The behavior of the AM built biomaterial implants can be understood visually by an imaging system with a high spatial and spectral resolution. This review intends to present an overview of various biomaterials used in implants, followed by a detailed description of optical 3D printing procedures and evaluation of the performance of 3D printed biomaterials using optical characterization.

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Design and performance of additively manufactured lightweight bionic hand

Cited by 13 publications

References 20 publications

Upper Limb Prostheses by the Level of Amputation: A Systematic Review

Upper Limb Prostheses by the Level of Amputation: A Systematic Review

Design and Testing of Bionic-Feature-Based 3D-Printed Flexible End-Effectors for Picking Horn Peppers

A review on fabrication of 3D printed biomaterials using optical methodologies for tissue engineering applications

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