• DocumentCode
    1518331
  • Title

    Automatic control design for a dynamic knee-brace system

  • Author

    Irby, Steven E. ; Kaufman, Kenton R. ; Mathewson, James W. ; Sutherland, David H.

  • Author_Institution
    Biomech. Lab., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
  • Volume
    7
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    6/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    135
  • Lastpage
    139
  • Abstract
    A self-contained electronically controlled dynamic knee-brace system (DKBS) has been designed and tested which allows knee flexion during swing phase, but restricts flexion during the stance phase of gait. Cardiovascular energy measurements indicate that DRBS use allowed a more energy efficient gait
  • Keywords
    biocontrol; biomedical electronics; gait analysis; orthotics; automatic control design; cardiovascular energy measurements; flexion restriction; gait stance phase; knee flexion; more energy efficient gait; self-contained electronically controlled dynamic knee-brace system; Automatic control; Automatic testing; Batteries; Cardiology; Control systems; Foot; Knee; Orthotics; Pediatrics; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1063-6528
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/86.769403
  • Filename
    769403