Nitonol and Prosthetics
Rapp, Christopher x13307b2
Description
Collection
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
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 December 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/213022.
