Development and Evaluation of a Powered Artificial Gastrocnemius for Transtibial Amputee Gait
Existing robotic transtibial prostheses provide only ankle joint actuation and do not restore biarticular function of the gastrocnemius muscle. This paper presents the first powered biarticular transtibial prosthesis, which is a combination of a commercial powered ankle-foot prosthesis and a motoriz...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Robotics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5951965 |