Wai Wong

• BSc (Joint Honours) Mathematics and Psychology
• Application of Inertial Measurement Units in Controlling of a Prosthesis Hand

Prosthetic limbs provide a vital route to functional rehabilitation of amputees and people with congenital deficit. Importantly, upper-limb referrals are prevalent in highly skilled technicians, engineering and water veterans. Use of prosthetics can improve their quality of life dramatically and contribute to their personal dignity, independence and social inclusion. However, current commercial prosthetic hands offer active control of only a few degrees of freedom (e.g. hand open/close). Therefore the performance of upper-limb prostheses must still improve greatly. The aim of this research is to improve the performance of the hand prostheses by the use of inertial measurement units.

Funding source: Newcastle University