Robot Vitruvian Hands

By Brandon, Brian, Maira, and Cesar

da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man Proportions

“The length of the hand is one tenth the length of a man”

h= 1/10m

“a man is 24 palms” m=24p

“a palm is four fingers” p=4f

The length of the Hand.

h=1/10m Given

h=1/10(136) Substitution

h=13.6 inches Simplifying

Width of the Palm

m=24p Given

136=24p Substitution

136/24 = 24p/24 Division

5.6=p Simplifying

p=5.6 inches Symmetric

Width of the Finger

p=4f Given

5.6=4f Substitution

5.6/4 = 4f/4 Division

1.4=f Simplifying

f=1.4 inches Symmetric

Using the Properties of Equality, we found that each hand must be 13.6 inches long. Each palm must be the width of 5.6 inches. And each finger must be 1.4 inches wide.