Obtaining Natural Sit-to-Stand Motion with a Biomimetic Controller for Powered Knee Prostheses
Standing up from a seated position is a common activity in people’s daily life. However, for transfemoral (i.e., above-knee) amputees fitted with traditional passive prostheses, the sit-to-stand (STS) transition is highly challenging, due to the inability of the prosthetic joints in generating torqu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Healthcare Engineering |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3850351 |