Conceptual design of an energy efficient transfemoral prosthesis

Ramazan Ünal; Raffaella Carloni; Edsko E.G. Hekman; Stefano Stramigioli; Hubertus F.J.M. Koopman

doi:10.1109/IROS.2010.5650987

Conceptual design of an energy efficient transfemoral prosthesis

Ramazan Ünal, Raffaella Carloni, Edsko E.G. Hekman, Stefano Stramigioli, Hubertus F.J.M. Koopman

Faculty of Engineering Technology

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Abstract

In this study, we present the conceptual design of a fully-passive transfemoral prosthesis. The design is inspired by the power flow in human gait in order to have an energy efficient device. The working principle of the conceptual mechanism is based on three storage elements, which are responsible of the energetic coupling between the knee and the ankle joints. Design parameters of the prosthesis have been determined according to the energy absorption intervals of the human gait. Simulation results shows that the power flow of the system is comparable with human data. Finally, an initial prototype is presented as proof of concept.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010)
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	343-348
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-6676-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2010.5650987
Publication status	Published - Oct 2010
Event	2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2010 - Taipei, Taiwan Duration: 18 Oct 2010 → 22 Oct 2010

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Conference	2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2010
Abbreviated title	IROS
Country/Territory	Taiwan
City	Taipei
Period	18/10/10 → 22/10/10

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Ünal, R, Carloni, R, Hekman, EEG, Stramigioli, S & Koopman, HFJM 2010, Conceptual design of an energy efficient transfemoral prosthesis. in Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010). IEEE, USA, pp. 343-348, 2010 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2010, Taipei, Taiwan, 18/10/10. https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2010.5650987

Conceptual design of an energy efficient transfemoral prosthesis. / Ünal, Ramazan; Carloni, Raffaella; Hekman, Edsko E.G. et al.
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2010). USA: IEEE, 2010. p. 343-348.

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