Design and development of a passive prosthetic ankle
Description
In this work, different passive prosthetic ankles are studied. It is observed that complicated designs increase the cost of production, but simple designs have limited functionality. A new design for a passive prosthetic ankle is presented that is simple to manufacture while having superior functionality. This prosthetic ankle design has two springs: one mimicking Achilles tendon and the other mimicking Anterior-Tibialis tendon. The dynamics of the prosthetic ankle is discussed and simulated using Working model 2D. The simulation results are used to optimize the springs stiffness. Two experiments are conducted using the developed ankle to verify the simulation It is found that this novel ankle design is better than Solid Ankle Cushioned Heel (SACH) foot. The experimental data is used to find the tendon and muscle activation forces of the subject wearing the prosthesis using OpenSim. A conclusion is included along with suggested future work.
Date Created
The date the item was original created (prior to any relationship with the ASU Digital Repositories.)
2017
Agent
- Author (aut): Bhat, Sandesh Ganapati
- Thesis advisor (ths): Redkar, Sangram
- Committee member: Sugar, Thomas
- Committee member: Lee, Hyuglae
- Committee member: Marvi, Hamid
- Publisher (pbl): Arizona State University