On transfemoral prosthetic knee design using RRSS motion and axode generation

J. D’Alessio, K. Russell, R. S. Sodhi

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Abstract

In this work, equation systems for RRSS motion generation and RRSS axode generation are applied to produce a concept transfemoral prosthetic knee. First, an RRSS linkage is synthesized to approximate a series of tibial positions during knee flexion. Next, the fixed and moving axodes of the synthesized RRSS linkage are generated. Because the coupler motion of an RRSS linkage can be replicated by rolling its moving axode over its fixed axode, the axodes for the synthesized RRSS linkage are incorporated as gearing in the concept prosthetic knee. The resulting prosthetic knee approximates the natural spatial motion of the tibia during knee flexion and extension (unlike prosthetic knee designs that include simple pin joints).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAdvances in Mechanism Design II - Proceedings of the XII International Conference on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms
EditorsPetr Žabka, Jaroslav Beran, Martin Bílek
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages29-35
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783319440866
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
Event12th International Conference on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 2016 - Liberec, Czech Republic
Duration: Sep 6 2016Sep 8 2016

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume44
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Other

Other12th International Conference on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, 2016
Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
CityLiberec
Period9/6/169/8/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

  • Axode generation
  • Motion generation
  • RRSS linkage
  • Spatial linkage
  • Transfemoral prosthesis

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