• DocumentCode
    1221710
  • Title

    An Experimental Study of a Sensor-Controlled External Knee Locking System

  • Author

    Mcghee, R.B. ; Tomovic, R. ; Yang, P.Y. ; Maclean, I.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    195
  • Lastpage
    199
  • Abstract
    This paper is concerned with the use of microprocessors for control of knee joint locking and unlocking in a prosthesis or orthosis. Inputs to the controller are provided by the wearer and by artificial proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensors. The functioning of an experimental orthotic system is explained and preliminary test results obtained with normal subjects are presented.
  • Keywords
    Attenuation; Biomedical computing; Control systems; Cutoff frequency; Frequency estimation; Knee; Microprocessors; Orthotics; Prosthetics; Sampling methods; Computers; Gait; Humans; Joint Prosthesis; Knee Joint; Orthotic Devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1978.326247
  • Filename
    4122804