1. Modified.Artificial.Limbs
by Anita Keo

2. Current Limbs Common Material: Prosthetic needs to be custom fit
Aluminum
Carbon fiber
Bamboo
PVC
Prosthetic needs to be custom fit
Price ranges from $50 to $50,000
Children’s prosthetic needs to be replaced at a frequent rate, to accommodate for physical growth.

3. Objective Affordability Lightweight
Reduced maintenance
Reduced material cost
Lightweight
Add additional feature, to increase convenience

4. Design #1: Hook Arm
Retractable hook, extends along the side of the arm.
Hook for high-strength functions.
Cover-plates protect motorised components, in forearms
Vest-like harness
Material:
Joint is aluminium
Plates are PVC or cut tires

5. Design #1: Hook Arm Inspiration: Knight’s Armor
Assassin’s Creed (game)

6. Design #2 : Adjustable Legs
Below-knee
Adjustable height
Straps holds shaft & kneepad to socket
Material:
Shaft is wood/bamboo
Fasteners are metal
Foot is rubber

7. Design #2 : Adjustable Legs
Inspiration:
Math compass
Stilts
Human tibia

8. Design #3: Slot Leg Above-Knee Calves act as slots for container
Harness connects calves to sockets
Material:
Feet and shafts are aluminium
Sockets are cast thermoplastic, with cotton/foam inside linings

9. Design #1: Hook Arm Inspiration: Human muscle structure
Power armor (video game)

10. Material
Bamboo is ideal for use in developing nations in S. Asia, S.E Asia, and E. Asia.
Fast-growing grass
Flexible
High-compressive strength, in comparison to brick, wood, and concrete.
Good tensile strength, close to steel.
Lightweight
Sockets are lined with foam or cotton for cushioning
Sockets can be made out of cut tires
Plastic components have to be thermoplastic.
eg. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polypropylene (PP), and Polyethylene (PE)

11. Reference
ABCNews. THE COST OF A NEW LIMB CAN ADD UP OVER A LIFETIME. 25 Apr < leg-cost-over-lifetime.asp>.
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Clements, Isaac Perry. How Prosthetic Limbs Works. 25 June <
RWTHAACHEN University. "Bamboo as a building material." 27 Oct < Files/Bamboo%20as%20a%20building%20material.pdf>.
Strait, Erin. Prosthetics in Developing Countries. Jan <
Uellendahl, Jack E. Prosthetic Primer: Materials Used in Prosthetics Part I. 18 Aug < coalition.org/inmotion/sep_oct_98/matinprs.html>.
—. Prosthetic Primer: Materials Used in Prosthtic Part II. 18 Aug < coalition.org/inmotion/nov_dec_98/primer.html>.