Progress Reports Category
Progress Report 2 (11/06/18)
Nov. 6, 2018—Previous Goals This past week, our goals were to schedule and have a phone call with our main point of contact to figure out shipping details for the prosthesis as well as a weekly check-in time. We also aimed to learn background information about our project both broadly and specifically—the larger scope of our project...
Progress Report 1 (11/01/18)
Oct. 29, 2018—Background Current commercially available myoelectric prostheses operate using a velocity-based controller mechanism, which does not accurately represent the relationship between intact muscle activation and hand motor function. This limits the validity of experimental comparisons between the prosthesis and intact hand. In an intact motor control system, continuous active muscle drive is required for motion and...