Design of an Automated Fiber Placement Machine to Build Prosthetic Sockets

This thesis presents research towards an automated manufacturing method for producing prosthetic sockets and orthotic interfaces. The prosthetic socket is a noninvasive mechanical interface between the residuum and the prosthesis. There is no standardized method for socket fabrication, but they are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaeger, Aaron
Other Authors: Herr, Hugh
Format: Thesis
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/142806
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9163-8939