• DocumentCode
    1205888
  • Title

    A Self-Contained Hydraulic Power Source for Artificial Upper Limbs

  • Author

    Marsh, J.F.David ; McLeish, Ronald D.

  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    7/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    322
  • Lastpage
    326
  • Abstract
    To provide a more independent alternative to the well established pneumatic artificial arm systems, body weight acting through small reciprocating pumps in the heels of the shoes is used as the power source for a self-contained hydraulic circuit. Energized by normal walking, hydraulic fluid is drawn from a flexible reservoir and delivered at high pressure to an hydraulic accumulator.
  • Keywords
    Arm; Batteries; Circuits; Footwear; Internal stresses; Legged locomotion; Mechanical engineering; Pumps; Reservoirs; Valves; Arm; Artificial Limbs; Biomedical Engineering; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Pressure; Rubber; Stress, Mechanical;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1975.324452
  • Filename
    4120929
    • Link To Document
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