An Investigation into a Gear-Based Knee Joint Designed for Lower Limb Prosthesis
Joint Authors
Choudhury, I. A.
Zawiah Md Dawal, Siti
Dahari, M.
Bhuiyan, M. S. H.
Nukman, Y.
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A gear-based knee joint is designed to improve the performance of mechanical-type above-knee prostheses.
The gear set with the help of some bracing, and bracket arrangement, is used to enable the prosthesis to follow the residual limb movement.
The motion analysis and finite-element analysis (FEA) of knee joint components are carried out to assess the feasibility of the design.
The maximum stress of 29.74 MPa and maximum strain of 2.393e−004 are obtained in the gear, whereas the maximum displacement of 7.975 mm occurred in the stopper of the knee arrangement.
The factor of safety of 3.5 obtained from the FE analysis indicated no possibility of design failure.
The results obtained from the FE analysis are then compared with the real data obtained from the literature for a similar subject.
The pattern of motion analysis results has shown a great resemblance with the gait cycle of a healthy biological limb.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bhuiyan, M. S. H.& Choudhury, I. A.& Dahari, M.& Nukman, Y.& Zawiah Md Dawal, Siti. 2017. An Investigation into a Gear-Based Knee Joint Designed for Lower Limb Prosthesis. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121125
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bhuiyan, M. S. H.…[et al.]. An Investigation into a Gear-Based Knee Joint Designed for Lower Limb Prosthesis. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121125
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bhuiyan, M. S. H.& Choudhury, I. A.& Dahari, M.& Nukman, Y.& Zawiah Md Dawal, Siti. An Investigation into a Gear-Based Knee Joint Designed for Lower Limb Prosthesis. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121125
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1121125