Lattice based Conceptual Spaces to Explore Cognitive Functionalities for
  Prosthetic Arm
  Upper limb Prosthetic can be viewed as an independent cognitive system in
order to develop a conceptual space. In this paper, we provide a detailed
analogical reasoning of prosthetic arm to build the conceptual spaces with the
help of the theory called geometric framework of conceptual spaces proposed by
Gardenfors. Terminologies of conceptual spaces such as concepts, similarities,
properties, quality dimensions and prototype are applied for a specific
prosthetic system and conceptual space is built for prosthetic arm. Concept
lattice traversals are used on the lattice represented conceptual spaces.
Cognitive functionalities such as generalization (Similarities) and
specialization (Differences) are achieved in the lattice represented conceptual
space. This might well prove to design intelligent prosthetics to assist
challenged humans. Geometric framework of conceptual spaces holds similar
concepts closer in geometric structures in a way similar to concept lattices.
Hence, we also propose to use concept lattice to represent concepts of
geometric framework of conceptual spaces. Also, we extend our discussion with
our insights on conceptual spaces of bidirectional hand prosthetics.
