CHORD | BMES @ UCF

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EMG Guitar Orthosis

Custom Hand Orthosis for Restoring Dexterity

CHORD explores a custom orthosis to assist the left hand while playing guitar, using electrical signals and haptic feedback. The design focuses on supporting finger motion and distributing fingertip pressure for people with nerve damage.

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Project file

Goal

Develop a custom hand orthosis that supports guitar playing for people with nerve damage.

Approach

Combine electrical signals and haptic feedback with a mechanism that assists finger movement and distributes pressure across the fingertips.

Design illustrations

Angled CAD view of the CHORD orthosis with a turquoise hinge joining two dark supports — Angled view of the orthosis design.

Side CAD view of the CHORD orthosis showing its hinge, supports, and hooked end — Side view of the orthosis design.

CAD images from project slides supplied by BMES @ UCF.