TY - CHAP
T1 - Compliant Actuation for Transfemoral Prostheses: The CYBERLEGS Prosthesis
T2 - In: Beckerle P., Sharbafi M.A., Verstraten T., Pott P.P., Seyfarth A. (eds) Novel Bioinspired Actuator Designs for Robotics.
AU - Flynn, Louis
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - In this chapter, we discuss the design of the CYBERLEGs Beta-Prosthesis developed by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). This transfemoral prosthesis consists of compliant actuators which provide full support torques to the ankle and knee during level ground walking. To deliver an energy-efficient and compact system, the springs are combined with locking elements, and a mechanism is introduced to transfer energy from the knee to the ankle during push off. The performance of the prosthesis is evaluated by comparing bench tests to experiments with an amputee.
AB - In this chapter, we discuss the design of the CYBERLEGs Beta-Prosthesis developed by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). This transfemoral prosthesis consists of compliant actuators which provide full support torques to the ankle and knee during level ground walking. To deliver an energy-efficient and compact system, the springs are combined with locking elements, and a mechanism is introduced to transfer energy from the knee to the ankle during push off. The performance of the prosthesis is evaluated by comparing bench tests to experiments with an amputee.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-40886-2_11
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-40886-2_11
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-030-40885-5
VL - 888
T3 - Studies in Computational Intelligence
SP - 99
EP - 106
BT - Novel Bioinspired Actuator Designs for Robotics
PB - Springer
ER -