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for one DoF but this can be the building block for prosthetic hands or arms
for many-DoFs if the implants are miniaturized enough.
Supportive to this direction is the finding that torque control is better than
EMG control ( Johnson et al., 2017). Also, Doubler and Childress (1984a,b)
have shown that traditional EPP position control is of superior quality than
velocity or myoelectric control. Recently, Kontogiannopoulos et al. (2018)
showed (for one subject, with ongoing study for 15 subjects) that
Biomechatronic EPP topology is superior than myoelectric control for
1-DoF prosthesis.
We have to go back to basics: fix the fundamental block of control—use
the one of high quality—and then expand to many-DoF prostheses.

AUTHORS’ CONTRIBUTIONS

GAB wrote all sections of this chapter except Section 6.5. GAB was
also responsible for the structure, content, outline, and review of this chap-
ter. EGP wrote Section 6.5.

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