FIRST ATTEMPT TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSTIBIAL PROSTHESIS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Alves, J (Author) Other; Ferreira, C (Author) Other; reis, lp (Author) REIT; Santos, CP (Author) Other; Seabra, E (Author) Other; Carvalho, H (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Mechanics and Materials in Design

Pages: 1825-1826

M2D2017 - 7 th International Conference on MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN

Albufeira/Portugal, 11-15 June

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-TVE

Abstract (EN): This work addresses the field of the artificial devices that replace a missing body limb, particularly the prosthesis used upon a transtibial (TT) amputation, also known as ankle-foot prosthesis. A major challenge in designing an ankle-foot prosthesis lies in synthesizing a mechanism that will functionally mimic the missing part of an anatomical leg and, therefore, restoring the normal gait of the amputee. This way, it will be discussed and presented the requirements for a TT prosthesis, the steps that lead to the primary sketches of the prosthetic model and its main mechanism. This work constitutes a preliminary research in the field of the bionic TT prosthesis.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 2