Intelligent knee mechanism and the possibility to apply the principle to the other joints

摘要

The development of the electro-mechanical controlled prosthetic knee is described in three stages: development of basic function, development of a practical model and development of a new training program. In the first two stages, the intelligent knee mechanisms and the result of the trial gait are described. In the third stage, emphasis is on the importance of the training program suitable for a new prosthesis to extract the best result. The trial application of the knee principle to the hip and ankle is also reported.