Toward the development of user-centered neurointegrated lower limb prostheses

F Barberi, E Anselmino, A Mazzoni… - IEEE reviews in …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The last few years witnessed radical improvements in lower-limb prostheses. Researchers
have presented innovative solutions to overcome the limits of the first generation of …

Review of the actuators of active knee prostheses and their target design outputs for activities of daily living

DS Pieringer, M Grimmer, MF Russold… - 2017 International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active prosthetic knees have the capability to provide net positive work, which is required in
daily activities like stair and ramp negotiation or sit-to-stand transfers. Adding this capability …

Design of a semipowered stance-control swing-assist transfemoral prosthesis

JT Lee, HL Bartlett, M Goldfarb - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes the design of a new type of knee prosthesis called a stance-control
swing-assist (SCSA) knee prosthesis. The device is motivated by the recognition that …

ELSA: A foot-size powered prosthesis reproducing ankle dynamics during various locomotion tasks

F Heremans, J Evrard, D Langlois… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Powered ankle–foot prostheses offer the potential to emulate natural locomotion dynamics,
thereby addressing the issues related to uneven gait and insufficient propulsion typically …

Biarticular elements as a contributor to energy efficiency: biomechanical review and application in bio-inspired robotics

K Junius, M Moltedo, P Cherelle… - Bioinspiration & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite the increased interest in exoskeleton research in the last decades, not much
progress has been made on the successful reduction of user effort. In humans, biarticular …

Effect of a swing-assist knee prosthesis on stair ambulation

JT Lee, M Goldfarb - IEEE transactions on neural systems and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes stair ambulation control and functionality of a semi-powered knee
prosthesis that supplements nominally passive prosthesis behavior with swing-phase …

Intelligent knee prostheses: A systematic review of control strategies

L Li, X Wang, Q Meng, C Chen, J Sun, H Yu - Journal of Bionic …, 2022 - Springer
The intelligent knee prosthesis is capable of human-like bionic lower limb control through
advanced control systems and artificial intelligence algorithms that will potentially minimize …

Mechanisms and component design of prosthetic knees: A review from a biomechanical function perspective

W Liang, Z Qian, W Chen, H Song, Y Cao… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Prosthetic knees are state-of-the-art medical devices that use mechanical mechanisms and
components to simulate the normal biological knee function for individuals with transfemoral …

Toward the development of knee prostheses: Review of current active devices

RR Torrealba… - Applied …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper presents a thorough review of the initiatives carried out in the last 10 years
toward the development of active knee prostheses (AKP) for transfemoral amputees. Three …

A power-capable knee prosthesis with ballistic swing-phase

SC Culver, LG Vailati, M Goldfarb - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a new approach to the design of a power-capable prosthesis; namely,
one that expands the behavioral capability of a knee prosthesis into the powered quadrants …