Across-user adaptation for a powered lower limb prosthesis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Spanias ◽  
Ann M. Simon ◽  
Levi J. Hargrove
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
User Adaptation ◽  
Lower Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Powered Lower Limb Prosthesis

Nonlinear Passive Cam-Based Springs for Powered Ankle Prostheses

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Realmuto ◽  
Glenn Klute ◽  
Santosh Devasia
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Nonlinear Response ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Passive Element ◽  
Ankle Torque ◽  
Lower Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Elastic Elements

This article studies the design of passive elastic elements to reduce the actuator requirements for powered ankle prostheses. The challenge is to achieve most of the typically nonlinear ankle response with the passive element so that the active ankle-torque from the actuator can be small. The main contribution of this article is the design of a cam-based lower-limb prosthesis to achieve such a nonlinear ankle response. Results are presented to show that the addition of the cam-based passive element can reduce the peak actuator torque requirement substantially, by ∼74%. Moreover, experimental results are presented to demonstrate that the cam-based design can achieve a desired nonlinear response to within 10%.

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