Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy

Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy

At moderate to fast walking speeds, the human ankle provides net positive work at high-mechanical-power output to propel the body upward and forward during the stance period. On the contrary, conventional ankle-foot prostheses exhibit a passive-elastic response during stance, and consequently, canno...

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Main Authors: Au, Samuel K. (Contributor), Weber, Jeff A. (Contributor), Herr, Hugh M (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory (Contributor), Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor), Herr, Hugh M. (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-02-24T19:01:49Z.
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