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A powered ankle prothesis driven by EHA technique

  • Zhejiang University
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

There are many limitations in passive ankle prosthesis which are widely used so far. Meanwhile succeed commercial product has not been push out yet although the study of powered ankle prosthesis is ongoing. One of the main reason is that it is difficult to integrate the mechanism with limited weight, which have enough instantaneous power to promote the body forward. In this paper, a powered ankle prosthesis driven by EHA (Electro-Hydraulic Actuator) technique is proposed to solve this problem. It is mainly composed of peripheral mechanism and embedded hydraulic system which contains accumulator, plunger pump, motor, solenoid valve, miniature hydraulic circuit. The prototype with this structure is similar in quality and volume to a real ankle and is verified to match the true ankle performance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1492-1497
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538637579
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jun 2018
Event13th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2018 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 31 May 20182 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 13th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2018

Conference

Conference13th IEEE Conference on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ICIEA 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period31/05/182/06/18

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • EHA
  • ankle
  • micro hydraulic system
  • powered ankle prosthesis
  • smart prosthesis

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