Modeling a transtibial prosthesis

Author

Casallas, Esperanza Camargo ; Garzón, Enrique Yamid ; Luengas, Lely Adriana

Author_Institution

Univ. Distrital, Bogota, Colombia

Volume

1

fYear

2011

fDate

9-11 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

708

Lastpage

712

Abstract

This article describes both the modeling of a transtibial prosthesis and its corresponding simulated response to static load using the commercial software package called “SolidWorks”. The simulation was conducted based on the finite element method. The prosthesis model implemented represents an 80Kgf-1.70m individual with a generic prescription. As a result, it was found that the efforts supported by the different components of the prosthesis do not exceed the mechanical limits of their materials. These results suggest that the failure mechanisms are located in the contact surfaces a long the prosthesis.

Keywords

biomechanics; failure (mechanical); finite element analysis; prosthetics; software packages; SolidWorks; commercial software package; contact surfaces; failure; finite element method; generic prescription; mechanical limits; static load; transtibial prosthesis modelling; Adaptation models; Electron tubes; Finite element methods; Foot; Prosthetics; Sockets; Solid modeling; Prosthetics; SolidWorks; finite elements; modeling; transtibial;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

IT in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2011 International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Cuangzhou

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITiME.2011.6130758

Filename

6130758