For those who use prosthetic limbs, falls can have severely debilitating effects. In an effort to increase the ability of a prosthetic knee wearer to react to potential stumbling situations, Liberty Technology commissioned this project to design and build a device that safely and repeatably tripped a subject walking on a treadmill. The device was used to determine if consistent electromyographic signals are present during stumbling. These gait studies culminated in the design of microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee with stumble prevention.

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Creator

•  Ortiz, Monica
• Bradshaw, Samuel E.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 99D140M

Advisor

• Kohles, Sean S.

Year

• 1999

Sponsor

• Liberty Technology, Hopkinton, MA

Date created

• 1999-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biomedical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright