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Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Orthopaedic Engineering
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Transhumeral osseointegrated prostheses offer improved function for upper-extremity amputees but carry a risk of bone fracture due to direct skeletal attachment.
  • Current mechanical testing of bone-implant interfaces often uses simplified loading conditions that do not reflect the complex, dynamic, multiaxial loading experienced by bone in vivo.
  • Understanding bone fracture mechanics under realistic loading is critical for improving the safety and longevity of osseointegrated prostheses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To robotically replicate dynamic multiaxial loading conditions of the humerus during advanced activities of daily living.
  • To create a validated computational pipeline for generating robotic motion programs from motion capture data.
  • To establish a library of robotically replicated human motions for biomechanical and orthopaedic investigations of prosthetic-implant interactions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized skin-marker motion capture data from activities like jumping jacks, jogging, and jug lifts.
  • Developed and validated a computational pipeline to translate motion capture trajectories into industrial robot motion programs.
  • Employed an industrial robot and optical tracking system to replicate and verify humeral kinematics, achieving over 95% accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Successfully robotically replicated over 95% of recorded human motion trials, within the error margins of the motion capture system.
  • Demonstrated the capability to reproduce the inertial forces and moments associated with high-speed, multiaxial activities.
  • Established a functional computational pipeline and a library of replicated motions for future research.

Conclusions:

  • The developed robotic system and computational pipeline can accurately replicate complex human motion for biomechanical testing.
  • This methodology enables realistic mechanical characterization of the bone-implant interface under dynamic, multiaxial loading conditions.
  • The established motion library and pipeline will advance research into the skeletal interaction of prosthetic devices and improve implant design.