Design and Qualitative Testing of a Prosthetic Foot With Rotational Ankle and Metatarsal Joints to Mimic Physiological Roll-Over Shape

This paper presents the analysis, design, and preliminary testing of a prototype prosthetic foot for use in India. A concept consisting of a rigid structure with rotational joints at the ankle and metatarsal with rotational stiffnesses provided by springs is discussed. Because literature suggests th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Olesnavage, Kathryn, Winter, Amos G.
Other Authors: MIT-SUTD Collaboration Office
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109254
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2940-2383
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4151-0889