微处理器控制的关节假肢中摇摆辅助对不同速度和等级的行走的影响
Jantzen Lee1, Michael Goldfarb1
1Mechanical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Wearable technologies
|March 15, 2024
概括
这项研究引入了一种新的摇摆辅助膝关节假肢控制器,增强了脚清除和膝关节运动对称性. 这种新设备需要更少的部功率,改善了假肢使用者的行走.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 康复机器人 康复机器人
- 假肢和整形手术
背景情况:
- 传统的假膝往往会用动力辅助平衡被动力学.
- 实现强大的摇摆阶段运动和足够的脚距离仍然是一个挑战.
- 现有系统可能需要增加用户的努力.
研究的目的:
- 提出,描述和测试一种用于膝关节假肢的新型摇摆辅助步行控制器.
- 将被动摇摆机制的好处与动力辅助相结合.
- 为了提高摇摆阶段的强度和用户步行参数.
主要方法:
- 开发了一种摇摆辅助膝关节假肢和控制器.
- 一项对三名参与者的研究是在跑步机上进行的.
- 参与者在使用新设备和他们规定的微处理器膝盖时,以多个斜率和速度行走.
主要成果:
- 摇摆辅助装置显著改善了在穿越不同坡度和速度时的最低脚距.
- 膝盖运动的对称性通过新的假肢得到了增强.
- 观察到部输入功率减少,表明效率更高.
结论:
- 拟议的摇摆辅助控制器有效地改善了膝关节假肢使用者行走的关键方面.
- 该技术提供了一种有前途的方法来增强假肢功能.
- 优势归因于设备和控制策略,而不是增加用户的努力.
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