Design, Control, and Biomechanics of Prosthetic Limbs

Dear Colleagues,

I hope that you are well. We are sending this email to inform you of a new Special Issue in Prosthesis titled "Design, Control, and Biomechanics of Prosthetic Limbs". The issue aims to promote and disseminate studies pertaining to prosthetic limbs, an area of rapidly-growing research importance and potential impact for people living with limb differences and limb loss.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute a paper to this special issue dedicated to cutting-edge and translational research on upper and lower limb prosthetic devices. Although the core focus of this special issue is on electrically powered devices, research related to other prosthetic technologies (e.g., body-powered prostheses) will also be considered for inclusion.

This special issue aims to support advancements in a field that has historically encountered serious challenges in successfully translating research into clinical practice. Therefore, demonstration of the translation potential of the proposed research will be especially appreciated by our editorial team.

In this issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Neuroprostheses
• Robotic arm and leg design and control
• Intent recognition and intuitive control strategies
• Shared control and semi-autonomous prostheses
• Functional assessment
• Biomechanical analyses of grasping and walking actions
• Sensory feedback restoration
• User-in-the-loop myoelectric signals processing (pattern recognition, regression, state machines, deep learning, etc)
• Prosthetic user perception and clinical preferences
• Home-use and out-of-the-Lab assessments

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Enzo Mastinu
Dr. Eric J. Earley
Dr. Nili Krausz
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Prosthesis is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.