Honors Undergraduate Research Journal
Abstract
This quarter, work continued on the design and construction of a robotic fingerspelling hand. The hand is being designed to aid in communication for individuals who are both deaf and blind. In the winter quarter, research was centered on determining an effective method of actuation for the robotic hand. This spring 2008 quarter, time was spent designing the mechanisms needed to mimic the size and motions of a human hand. Several methods were used to determine a proper size for the robotic hand, including using the ManneQuinPro human modeling system to approximate the size of an average male human hand and using the golden ratio to approximate the length of bone sections within the hand. After a proper average hand size was determined, a finger mechanism was designed in the SolidWorks design program that could be built and used in the robotic hand.
Recommended Citation
Tepe, Alan and Niku, Saeed
(2008)
"Robotic Fingerspelling Hand for the Aid of the Deaf and Blind,"
Honors Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/honors/vol1/iss1/5