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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Foot design"”.
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Development and Validation of a Passive Prosthetic Foot Design Framework based on Lower Leg Dynamics
… motions. This thesis develops methods for designing customized, high-performance, low-cost, and durable passive prosthetic feet that enable users to replicate able-bodied walking patterns. The current development process of prosthetic feet relies on extensive user testing and iterative …
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Design and development of functional foot for agile and dynamic legged robots
… and vertical walls, because of their lack of foot holding capability. In order to increase the traction capacity of the foot, appropriate adhesion mechanisms need to be applied to the foot. So far, existing adhesion mechanisms as the foot component have difficulties meeting the conditions of …
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Development and validation of a novel framework for designing and optimizing passive prosthetic feet using lower leg trajectory
… presents a novel framework to optimize the design of passive prosthetic feet to best replicate physiological lower leg trajectory under typical ground reaction forces. The goal of developing this framework is ultimately to design a low cost, mass manufacturable prosthetic foot for persons …
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Design and Mechanical Validation of Commercially Viable, Personalized Passive Prosthetic Feet
… the walking performance of many amputees. The design, manufacturing, and provision processes used to create existing prosthetic feet are inherently low resolution; providing amputee-specific personalization with these methods is either not possible or not commercially viable. The Lower Leg …
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Tactile Sensing System Integrated to Compliant Foot of Humanoid Robot for Contact Force Measurement
… enabled by a pragmatic model based compliant foot design and sensor configuration that mimics the human tactile sensory system for contact force measurement in humanoid robots. Unlike previous force sensor based approaches, the system is defined as a total and sufficient method of Ground …
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Design of a Novel Mechatronic System to Test Prosthetic Feet Under Specific Walking Activity Loads and Evaluate their Lower Leg Trajectory Error
… prosthetic devices are limited by the current design, evaluation, and prescription processes. This is because the connection between the combined mechanical characteristics of a foot and user outcomes, such as mobility, comfort, and walking effort, is not fully understood. The lower leg …
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Integrated Prosthetic Leg Design Frameworks for People with an Above-Knee Amputation
… of continuous care. This thesis aims to design low-cost, high biomechanical performance above-knee prosthetic leg components (prosthetic foot and knee) that will result in a walking motion likely to be perceived as able-bodied after minimal acclimation time. Above-knee amputees have two …