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406 Appendices<br />

Table D.l Commercially available hooks. As body-powered devices<br />

with one degree of freedom, they can be opened or closed<br />

voluntary. They consist of two gripping surfaces, each work as a<br />

virtual finger. Together, they can act as a VF3 (from Iberall,<br />

Beattie & Bekey, in press; reprinted by permission).<br />

Manufacturer and<br />

Name<br />

Hosmer Dorrance<br />

Control Opp VF1 VF2 VF3<br />

Standard hooks voluntary<br />

opening<br />

side 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Sierra APRL hook voluntary<br />

closing<br />

side 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Sierra 2-load hook voluntary<br />

opening<br />

side 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Contourhook voluntary<br />

opening<br />

side 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Synergistic m yoelecmc side 1 2<br />

Prehensor control<br />

land2<br />

Hugh Steeper, Ltd.<br />

Carbon Fiber Gripper voluntary<br />

opening<br />

p a a 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Powered Gripper myo. or switch pad 1 2<br />

land2<br />

Mauch<br />

Split Hook voluntary<br />

(University of Utah) opening<br />

United States<br />

side 1 2 tip<br />

land2<br />

Manufacturing Co.<br />

Split Hook voluntary<br />

opening<br />

side 1 2<br />

land2<br />

durability and simplicity, low cost, and low weight (Sears et al.,<br />

1989). Voluntary opening is used as a control mechanism for most

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