The design of a lightweight, low cost robotic knee prosthesis with selectable series elasticity

Elliott J. Rouse; Luke M. Mooney; Levi J. Hargrove

doi:10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523770

The design of a lightweight, low cost robotic knee prosthesis with selectable series elasticity

Elliott J. Rouse, Luke M. Mooney, Levi J. Hargrove

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Abstract

The loss of a lower extremity severely affects quality of life for hundreds of thousands of leg amputees in the United States, and millions worldwide. The vast majority of these individuals use mechanically passive prostheses that do not provide energy during gait. As a result, leg amputees fatigue quickly, walk more slowly, and have difficulty interacting with their community. To address these deficits, researchers have developed robotic prostheses that use electric motors to provide energy. While these technologies have much promise, their substantial mass, inefficiency and cost are obstacles that remain a challenge to broad clinical applications.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Number of pages	1
Volume	2016-July
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509032877
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523770
State	Published - Jul 26 2016
Event	6th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jun 29 2016

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Other	6th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016
Country/Territory	Singapore
City	Singapore
Period	6/26/16 → 6/29/16

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Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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Rouse, EJ, Mooney, LM & Hargrove, LJ 2016, The design of a lightweight, low cost robotic knee prosthesis with selectable series elasticity. in 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016. vol. 2016-July, 7523770, IEEE Computer Society, 6th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016, Singapore, Singapore, 6/26/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/BIOROB.2016.7523770

The design of a lightweight, low cost robotic knee prosthesis with selectable series elasticity. / Rouse, Elliott J.; Mooney, Luke M.; Hargrove, Levi J.
2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2016. Vol. 2016-July IEEE Computer Society, 2016. 7523770.

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