Naoki Uchida

Preliminary Investigation of Powered Knee Prosthesis with Small-Scale, Light-Weight, and Affordable Series-Elastic Actuator for Walking Rehabilitation of a Patient with Four-limb Deficiency

Powered knee prosthesis commonly improves locomotion of above-knee amputees by generating net positive mechanical work at the knee joint which is especially required for movements with active knee extension and flexion such as sit-to-stand maneuvers, level-ground walking with various walking speed,…