Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses
The human foot consists of complex sets of joints. The adaptive nature of the human foot enables it to be stable on any uneven surface. It is important to have such adaptive capabilities in the artificial prosthesis to achieve most of the essential movements for lower-limb amputees. However, many ex...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Robotics |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9618375 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832559823359574016 |
|---|---|
| author | Thilina H. Weerakkody Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne R. A. R. C. Gopura |
| author_facet | Thilina H. Weerakkody Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne R. A. R. C. Gopura |
| author_sort | Thilina H. Weerakkody |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The human foot consists of complex sets of joints. The adaptive nature of the human foot enables it to be stable on any uneven surface. It is important to have such adaptive capabilities in the artificial prosthesis to achieve most of the essential movements for lower-limb amputees. However, many existing lower-limb prostheses lack the adaptive nature. This paper reviews lower-limb adaptive foot prostheses. In order to understand the design concepts of adaptive foot prostheses, the biomechanics of human foot have been explained. Additionally, the requirements and design challenges are investigated and presented. In this review, adaptive foot prostheses are classified according to actuation method. Furthermore, merits and demerits of present-day adaptive foot prostheses are presented based on the hardware construction. The hardware configurations of recent adaptive foot prostheses are analyzed and compared. At the end, potential future developments are highlighted. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-4665cb67ba8344419e43f003c74f9575 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1687-9600 1687-9619 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Robotics |
| spelling | doaj-art-4665cb67ba8344419e43f003c74f95752025-02-03T01:29:11ZengWileyJournal of Robotics1687-96001687-96192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/96183759618375Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb ProsthesesThilina H. Weerakkody0Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne1R. A. R. C. Gopura2Bionics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri LankaBionics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri LankaBionics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri LankaThe human foot consists of complex sets of joints. The adaptive nature of the human foot enables it to be stable on any uneven surface. It is important to have such adaptive capabilities in the artificial prosthesis to achieve most of the essential movements for lower-limb amputees. However, many existing lower-limb prostheses lack the adaptive nature. This paper reviews lower-limb adaptive foot prostheses. In order to understand the design concepts of adaptive foot prostheses, the biomechanics of human foot have been explained. Additionally, the requirements and design challenges are investigated and presented. In this review, adaptive foot prostheses are classified according to actuation method. Furthermore, merits and demerits of present-day adaptive foot prostheses are presented based on the hardware construction. The hardware configurations of recent adaptive foot prostheses are analyzed and compared. At the end, potential future developments are highlighted.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9618375 |
| spellingShingle | Thilina H. Weerakkody Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne R. A. R. C. Gopura Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses Journal of Robotics |
| title | Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses |
| title_full | Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses |
| title_fullStr | Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses |
| title_short | Adaptive Foot in Lower-Limb Prostheses |
| title_sort | adaptive foot in lower limb prostheses |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9618375 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT thilinahweerakkody adaptivefootinlowerlimbprostheses AT thilinadulanthalalitharatne adaptivefootinlowerlimbprostheses AT rarcgopura adaptivefootinlowerlimbprostheses |