Grasping objects with high dimensional controllers such as an anthropomorphic hand using reinforcement learning is a challenging problem. In this work we experiment with a 16-D simulated version of a prosthetic hand developed for SouthHampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP). We demonstrate that it is possible to learn successful grasp policies for an anthropomorphic hand from scratch using dee...

Physical anthropomorphic phantoms have been utilized for a variety of dosimet- ric studies across a range of procedures utilizing diagnostic imaging equipment. Unfortunately, these phantoms are often limited to a single reference size, which often may not be representative of the patient population at large. This work set out to develop an adipose tissue-equivalent substitute material that coul...

In order to effectively develop the control methods of an anthropomorphic robotic hand, it is important for researchers to have fast and easy access to modify any design parameters. To this end, we detail the process of designing a 20 degrees of freedom, cable-driven, anthropomorphic robotic hand. The prototyping process makes the most of 3D printing technology, and takes important factors such...

This paper follows on from a group of internationally published papers in the area of investigating anthropomorphic user interface feedback. In this paper an experiment is described which aims to examine the effectiveness and user approval issues of anthropomorphic versus non-anthropomorphic user interface feedback. This experiment is highly relevant to the research community as Computer Scient...

We analyse the properties of the physiological model of the adaptive behaviour of the chemical synapse between inner hair cells (IHC) and auditory neurons. On the basis of the performed analysis, we propose equivalent structures of the model for implementation in the digital domain. The main conclusion of the analysis is that the synapse reservoir model is equivalent in its properties to the si...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study is to design an anthropomorphic heterogeneous head phantom that can be used for MRI and other electromagnetic applications. MATERIALS AND METHODS An eight compartment, physical anthropomorphic head phantom was developed from a 3T MRI dataset of a healthy male. The designed phantom was successfully built and preliminarily evaluated through an application tha...

Playing table tennis is a difficult motor task which requires fast movements, accurate control and adaptation to task parameters. Although human beings see and move slower than most robot systems they outperform all table tennis robots significantly. In this paper we study human table tennis and present a robot system that mimics human striking behavior. Therefore we model the human movements i...