A Powered Self-Contained Knee and Ankle Prosthesis for Near Normal Gait in Transfemoral Amputees
The human leg serves as the primary mechanism to provide locomotion and general mobility, both of which require significant power generation at the joints. Today, commercial lower limb prostheses are generally passive devices capable of only dissipating or storing energy. Amputees must adapt their g...
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VANDERBILT
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07222009-124708/ |