Title :
Computer assisted design of a rotational molding mold for low cost manufacturing of upper limb prosthetic device
Author :
Pelliccioni, O. ; Arzola, K. ; Candal, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Mec., Univ. Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela
fDate :
April 29 2013-May 4 2013
Abstract :
The design of a rotomoulding mold for manufacturing a plastic prototype prosthesis for upper limb amputation transhumeral using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) was proposed. From this, the molds are designed with the particular characteristics required by the technique. The paper presents a mold cavity to produce parts in medium density polyethylene, rotomoulding grade Venelene 8305, offering a low cost solution for low and medium production scale.
Keywords :
CAD; artificial limbs; moulding; prototypes; CAD; Venelene 8305; computer assisted design; mold cavity; plastic prototype prosthesis; polyethylene; rotational molding mold; rotomoulding mold; upper limb amputation transhumeral; upper limb prosthetic device; Conferences; Couplings; Design automation; IEEE catalog; Materials; Prosthetics; Computer Aided Design; Rotomoulding; Upper Limb Prosthetic Device;
Conference_Titel :
Health Care Exchanges (PAHCE), 2013 Pan American
Conference_Location :
Medellin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6254-2
DOI :
10.1109/PAHCE.2013.6568344
