WUT research results in the Scientific Reports journal
An article with the results of the work of the research team of Dr Witold Rządkowski was published in a prestigious journal that covers all fields of natural sciences. The scientists carried out their project under the BIOTECHMED-2: Start research grant.
Ground-level mechanical design of the prosthesis made in the Solidwork program, which is the basis for a prosthesis prototype, source: pw.edu.pl
The article presents an analytical method of calculating forces acting on the thumb, index, middle finger, and metacarpal part of a hand prosthesis in a cylindrical grip. This prehension pattern represents a common operation of grabbing and manipulating everyday life objects.
The article Force prediction in the cylindrical grip for a model of hand prosthesis can be found on nature.com.