A method for optimal synthesis of a biomimetic four-bar linkage knee joint for a knee-ankle-foot orthosis

被引：20
作者：
Bapat G.M. [1 ]
Sujatha S. [1 ]
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[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai
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| 1600年 / Trans Tech Publications Ltd卷 / 32期
关键词：
Biomimetics; Centrode; Four bar mechanism; Genetic algorithm; Instantaneous center of rotation (ICR); KAFO; Knee joint; Optimization; Pistoning;
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10.4028/www.scientific.net/JBBBE.32.20
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摘要：
A Knee-Ankle-Foot orthosis (KAFO) is used as a supportive device by individuals with lower limb disability. A type of KAFO that allows knee flexion-extension is prescribed for people who need knee stability in the transverse and frontal planes. In such an orthosis, mimicking the human knee motion is vital to avoid relative motion (called pistoning) between the limb and the orthosis. A four-bar mechanism, owing to its polycentric nature, simplicity and ease of fabrication can provide a customizable, biomimetic solution. This paper presents an improved and robust optimization approach to synthesize a four-bar mechanism to closely mimic the anatomical knee motion. The reference human knee centrode is obtained from literature. A genetic algorithm is used for optimal synthesis of the fourbar mechanism. Results show that the average error between the reference centrode and the centrode of the synthesized four-bar mechanism is very small (0.2 mm). Thus, the synthesized crossed four-bar linkage can reproduce better anthropomorphic characteristics of the knee joint. The methodology can be used for the design of customized orthotic knee joints for KAFOs and knee braces. © 2017 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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