... of walking, by substituting a position error for torque error and using a modified gain. See Supporting Materials for a complete set of software used to control the device. We designed several safety features, in both software and hardware, to limit the forces exerted by the prosthesis on the human user...

...Brian J. South; Nicholas P. Fey; Gordon Bosker; Richard R. Neptune Proper selection of prosthetic foot-ankle components with appropriate design characteristics is critical for successful amputee rehabilitation. Elastic energy storage and return (ESAR) feet have been developed in an effort...

... at initial contact has been suggested to give rise to the ROL, and a repetitive, high ROL may lead to several disorders, including osteoarthritis. We present the design, development, and validation of a knee brace that provides feedback to the user during gait. The feedback consists of an auditory signal...

... transmission. The accuracy of instrumented implants is restricted by their small size, varying modes of load transfer, and the accuracy of calibration. Aims of this study were to test with finite element studies design features to improve the accuracy, to develop simple but accurate calibration arrangements...