Title :
An Experimental Study of a Sensor-Controlled External Knee Locking System
Author :
Mcghee, R.B. ; Tomovic, R. ; Yang, P.Y. ; Maclean, I.C.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, Ohio State University
fDate :
3/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper is concerned with the use of microprocessors for control of knee joint locking and unlocking in a prosthesis or orthosis. Inputs to the controller are provided by the wearer and by artificial proprioceptive and exteroceptive sensors. The functioning of an experimental orthotic system is explained and preliminary test results obtained with normal subjects are presented.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Biomedical computing; Control systems; Cutoff frequency; Frequency estimation; Knee; Microprocessors; Orthotics; Prosthetics; Sampling methods; Computers; Gait; Humans; Joint Prosthesis; Knee Joint; Orthotic Devices;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1978.326247
