Powered Ankle–Foot Prosthesis Improves Walking Metabolic Economy
At moderate to fast walking speeds, the human ankle provides net positive work at high-mechanical-power output to propel the body upward and forward during the stance period. On the contrary, conventional ankle-foot prostheses exhibit a passive-elastic response during stance, and consequently, canno...
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
2010
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| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51818 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3169-1011 |