Mechanical Design and Assessment of a Low-Cost 7-DOF Prosthetic Arm for Shoulder Disarticulation

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Author reference</td><td class="align_center">DOF</td><td class="align_center">Weight</td><td class="align_center">Payload</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="/journals/abb/2018/4357602/#B6" target="_blank">6</a>]</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">4.8 kg</td><td class="align_center">55 N</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="/journals/abb/2018/4357602/#B7" target="_blank">7</a>]</td><td class="align_center">6</td><td class="align_center">4.5 kg</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[<a href="/journals/abb/2018/4357602/#B9" target="_blank">9</a>]</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">4.45 kg</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Present work</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">1.66 kg (included hand)</td><td class="align_center">5 N</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Main characteristics of the proposed design and the state-of-the-art devices.</div>

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Table 2: Mechanical Design and Assessment of a Low-Cost 7-DOF Prosthetic Arm for Shoulder Disarticulation 