A device using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was developed to continuously monitor sock use in people who use prosthetic limbs. RFID tags were placed on prosthetic socks worn by subjects with transtibial limb loss, and a high-frequency RFID reader and antenna were placed in a...
Currently, prosthetic legs rely on robotic controls for walking. The prostheses respond to the environment and the person’s gait with predefined commands that dictate movement. This means people don’t have full control over the prosthetic limb, according to as...
During NWABR’s recent Communication Workshop I was asked how to overcome negative feelings towards people with whom we strongly disagree. Remember that not everyone is a good candidate for a feisty conversation. Discern when to engage and when to let things go. If you let it go, release the...
Recent technological advancements have helped fit persons with lower-limb amputation with more functional, better fitting, and less activity-limiting artificial limbs and wheelchairs. This is exemplified in modern computer-controlled prosthetic components and biomechanically optimized socket-fitting methods, ...
Integrated mechatronic drive trains with variable stiffness for bio-inspired robotics and active prostheses this paper addresses biologically inspired deadbeat control of robotic leg prostheses under different terrain conditions including level ground, stairs ascent and... P Beckerle,S Rinderknecht - 《Engl...
The data collection unit is operable to receive data from at least one sensor coupled to a prosthetic sock that is wearable by a patient, and store the received data in the storage device. A prosthetic sock is also disclosed. The sock comprises material shaped to fit over at least a ...
Chatting with strangers could be good for your health, study saysOver a decade ago, Sheila Brownell was going through a challenging time and lost touch with a close friend. She saw her a few times in the succeeding years but the interactions were brief. Brownell missed her best friend: "Sh...
Herr and his team at MIT hope to provide users with even greater control over their prosthetic limbs. In the future, their efforts will likely involve replacing the surface electrodes with magnetic spheres, which can more accurately track muscle dynamics. “The goal that we have is to really...
Prospects for the development of functional expansion of individual low-cost prosthetic limbs for people with disabilities with intelligent sensors Despite the development of medicine, as well as robotics aimed at helping people with disabilities, most disabled people with missing limbs cannot hope for ...
A fellow with a prosthetic-leg scurries past and such is the fluency and speed of his gait that if he’d been wearing trousers, we wouldn’t know he’d an artificial limb. Science has done well here—now if we could hurry up with hoverboards. ...