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This study presents a lightweight, underactuated prosthetic hand with 14 degrees of freedom (DOFs) for stable grasping. The novel design achieves 72.7% grasp success across various object geometries using limited actuation.

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  • Robotics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

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  • Developing lightweight, low-complexity prosthetic hands is crucial for meeting daily grasping needs.
  • Existing prosthetics often face challenges with limited actuation, tendon slack, and inconsistent stroke length.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an underactuated multi-finger prosthetic hand with transmission-control co-design.
  • To achieve predictable multi-joint synergies and stable grasps under lightweight and low-complexity wearable constraints.

Main Methods:

  • The prototype features six miniature motors driving 14 DOFs, with tendon-driven underactuated joints and independently controlled thumb DOFs.
  • Active/passive tendon-length constraints and chord-to-arc mapping address tendon inconsistencies.
  • A layered controller with rotation limits and speed-decay detection provides per-finger termination and overdrive protection without sensors.

Main Results:

  • The prosthetic hand has a total mass of 176.6 g and a peak driving force of approximately 2.8 N per finger.
  • It successfully reproduces 24 out of 33 grasp types (72.7%) according to the Feix GRASP taxonomy.
  • Stable grasp formation was achieved across objects with varying geometries, including power, pinch, and precision grasps.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed underactuated prosthetic hand offers a viable solution for daily grasping needs within wearable constraints.
  • The transmission-control co-design enables predictable synergies and stable grasps, demonstrating high functional coverage.
  • This design advances prosthetic hand technology by achieving significant grasp capabilities with reduced complexity and weight.