RP2009 Phase 2 Design Work
For phase 2 of the DARPA funded Revolutionizing Prosthetics program, Van Doren Designs
designed the finger AbAd actuators/linkages (passive and active versions), finger drive back
locking clutches, thumb series compliant elements, slip clutches for overload protection, and the
wrist radial/ulnar deviation unit.
The modular prosthetic limb (MPL).
Link to cover article on bionics in the January 2010 National Geographic featuring the MPL.
Link
Wrist R/U deviation drive.
Slip clutch with series elastic elements.
Backlocking clutch prototype.
Finger Ab/Ad drives with linkages
connected to finger bases.
Passive Ab/Ad drive
The MPL wrist.