Biomechanics and Ergonomics

The project focuses on improving the interaction between the user and an advanced prosthesis with high degrees of freedom, as well as on the sub-actuated control of the same based on the human grip. The aim is to develop a non-invasive and low-cost human-machine communication system that allows improving the interaction between the user and the prosthesis, with the fundamental objective of reducing the demands on the user of the prosthesis both in the training phase and in the use phase. To this end, the integration into a preliminary prototype of a low-cost transradial prosthesis is proposed using one of the hands developed by the Biomechanics and Ergonomics group at the UJI, which allows evaluating the possibilities of control and interaction with the user. In addition, the development and implementation of intelligent control algorithms on the prosthesis is addressed that allow improving the quality and variety of the grips performed..