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Design and development of a passive prosthetic ankle
Description
In this work, different passive prosthetic ankles are studied. It is observed that complicated designs increase the cost of production, but simple designs have limited functionality. A new design for a passive prosthetic ankle is presented that is simple to manufacture while having superior functionality. This prosthetic ankle design has two springs: one mimicking Achilles tendon and the other mimicking Anterior-Tibialis tendon. The dynamics of the prosthetic ankle is discussed and simulated using Working model 2D. The simulation results are used to optimize the springs stiffness. Two experiments are conducted using the developed ankle to verify the simulation It is found that this novel ankle design is better than Solid Ankle Cushioned Heel (SACH) foot. The experimental data is used to find the tendon and muscle activation forces of the subject wearing the prosthesis using OpenSim. A conclusion is included along with suggested future work.
Date Created
2017
Contributors
- Bhat, Sandesh Ganapati (Author)
- Redkar, Sangram (Thesis advisor)
- Sugar, Thomas (Committee member)
- Lee, Hyuglae (Committee member)
- Marvi, Hamid (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
viii, 92 pages : illustrations (some color)
Language
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.46217
Statement of Responsibility
by Sandesh Ganapati Bhat
Description Source
Retrieved on May 10, 2018
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2017
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 56-57)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Mechanical engineering
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- 2021-08-26 09:47:01
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