DocumentCode
3051856
Title
Successful walking with a biologically-inspired below-knee prosthesis
Author
Versluys, Rino ; Van Ham, Ronald ; Vanderniepen, Innes ; Lefeber, Dirk
Author_Institution
Robot. & Multibody Mech. Res. Group, Vrije Univ. Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
fYear
2009
fDate
23-26 June 2009
Firstpage
652
Lastpage
657
Abstract
In this paper, we present the results of walking experiments with a below-knee amputee fitted with a biologically-inspired prosthesis. The design of the prosthesis is described together with the characteristics and working principle of its actuators. First experimental results with an amputee are presented that demonstrate the encouraging performance of the prosthesis in restoring ankle torque to the user during level walking.
Keywords
actuators; bone; gait analysis; orthopaedics; prosthetics; actuator characteristics; ankle torque restoration; below-knee amputee; biologically-inspired prosthesis; walking experiment; Actuators; Costs; Humans; Laboratories; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Paramagnetic resonance; Prosthetics; Prototypes; Torque; amputee; pneumatic muscles; power; prosthesis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Rehabilitation Robotics, 2009. ICORR 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kyoto International Conference Center
ISSN
1945-7898
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3788-7
Electronic_ISBN
1945-7898
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICORR.2009.5209534
Filename
5209534
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