ArticleAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference2021
Design of an Underactuated Powered Ankle and Toe Prosthesis.
Article in Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Lower-limb prosthetic mechanisms: recent progress, control innovations and barriers to real-world adoption.Biomedical engineering online · 2026Review
- A low-noise low-impedance powered knee prosthesis with direct ball screw drive and torque-sensitive actuation.The International journal of robotics research · 2025Article
- Unified Control of a Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis Enables Walking, Stairs, Transitions, and Other Daily Ambulation Activities.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025Article
- Powered Knee and Ankle Prosthesis Control for Adaptive Ambulation at Variable Speeds, Inclines, and Uneven Terrains.Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems · 2023Article
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- Powered knee and ankle prostheses enable natural ambulation on level ground and stairs for individuals with bilateral above-knee amputation: a case study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Powered ankle/foot prostheses aim to replicate the biomechanical function of the missing biological limb. Biomechanical analysis shows that while the ankle injects positive energy into the gait cycle, the toe joint dissipates energy. Yet virtually all powered ankle/foot prostheses use custom ankle actuators in combination with carbon fiber foot springs to imitate the function of the missing ankle/foot complex. Here we introduce a powered ankle and toe prosthesis with an underactuated mechanism. The underactuated mechanism connects the toe and ankle joints, providing biomechanically accurate torque and enabling mechanical energy recovery during gait. The proposed powered ankle/toe prothesis is the first device to match the weight, size, and build height of microprocessor-controlled prostheses.
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