Title :
Biomechanical conceptual design of a passive transfemoral prosthesis
Author :
Unal, R. ; Carloni, R. ; Hekman, E.E.G. ; Stramigioli, S. ; Koopman, H.F.J.M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., Math. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
In this study, we present the conceptual design of a fully-passive transfemoral prosthesis. The proposed design is inspired by the analysis of the musculo-skeletal activity of the healthy human leg. In order to realize an energy efficient device, we introduce three storage elements, which are responsible of the energetic coupling between the knee and the ankle joints. Simulation results show that the power storage of the designed conceptual prosthesis is comparable with the human gait.
Keywords :
bone; gait analysis; prosthetics; ankle joint; biomechanical conceptual design; conceptual prosthesis; energetic coupling; energy efficient device; healthy human leg; human gait; knee joint; musculo-skeletal activity; passive transfemoral prosthesis; three-storage elements; Absorption; Humans; Joints; Knee; Leg; Prosthetics; Springs; Ankle Joint; Artificial Limbs; Biomechanics; Computer Simulation; Computer-Aided Design; Disabled Persons; Gait; Humans; Knee Joint; Leg; Prosthesis Design; Thigh; Torque; Walking;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626020
