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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics, 2009. ICORR 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto International Conference Center
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3788-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2009.5209534
