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ORIGINAL PAPER
Design and Characterization of a Novel Knee Articulation Mechanism
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Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mechatronics and Theory of Mechanisms, Łukasiewicza St. 7/9, 50-371 Wrocław. , Poland
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University of Cassino and South Latium, Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, LARM: Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics, Via G Di Biasio 43, Cassino (FR). Italy
Online publication date: 2016-09-10
Publication date: 2016-08-01
International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2016;21(3):611-622
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ABSTRACT
The paper is focused on designing a novel controllable and adjustable mechanism for reproducing human knee joint’s complex motion by taking into account the flexion/extension movement in the sagittal plane, in combination with roll and slide. Main requirements for a knee rehabilitation supporting device are specified by researching the knee’s anatomy and already existing mechanisms. A three degree of freedom (3 DOF) system (four-bar like linkage with controlled variable lengths of rockers) is synthesised to perform the reference path of instantaneous centre of rotation (ICR). Finally, a preliminary design of the adaptive mechanism is elaborated and a numerical model is built in Adams. Numerical results are derived from simulations that are presented to evaluate the accuracy of the reproduced movement and the mechanism’s capabilities.
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