Journal of the Japanese Society for Experimental Mechanics
Print ISSN : 1346-4930
ISSN-L : 1346-4930
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Measurement of Roll-over Shape Using an Ambulatory Gait Monitoring System of Lower Limb Prostheses
Ryohei FUJITAShoji MORIMOTO
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2013 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 293-299

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Abstract
   There are many prosthetic foot-ankle units with various functions. A postheist selects a prosthetic foot to match the life style and activity of each prosthetic user. One of the methods to evaluate the prosthetic foot function is the roll-over shape of foot-sole. This paper describes new method to get the rollover shape in walking. A measuring system is constructed from a six-component force transducer installed in upper position of the prosthetic foot and a three dimensional coordinates measuring device (Mac3D), and the roll-over shape while in walking is calculated. In this paper, we propose a new calculation method to get the locus of the fcp ( force contact point ), instead of the cop ( center of pressure ).
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