Nitonol and Prosthetics

Rapp, Christopher x13307b2

Description

Title:

Nitonol and Prosthetics

Creator:

Rapp, Christopher x13307b2

Date:

9/13/1999

Text:

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Recently, I was introduced to Nitonol (a.k.a. Muscle Wire) and its use in
microrobotics. As an EE major, I am always looking for new ways to solve
problems, and this seemed to jump out at me. Since I do not know very much
about the field of prosthetics, I joined this server in hopes of attaining
some information on the subject.

In a more specific sense, I would like to look at the problem of using
Nitonol to power a prosthetic (such as a lower arm/hand/fingers system)
using an entirely electronic control and function architecture, possibly as
a senior thesis. If any of you have been or currently involved with similar
research, any information or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much for your time.

Respectfully,
CDT Christopher Lennox Rapp

CDT SGT, '01
United States Military Academy

                          

Citation

Rapp, Christopher x13307b2, “Nitonol and Prosthetics,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213022.