Development of a Reliable Stumble Detection System for Artificial Legs
Collaborators
- He Huang, PhD, University of Rhode Island
- Susan E. D'Andrea, PhD, Brown University
- Michael Nunnery, CPO, Nunnery Orthotic & Prosthetic Technologies, Inc.
Summary
This team seeks to improve the safety of prosthetic legs by developing a reliable and responsive stumble detection system. This system will permit computer-controlled artificial limbs to provide active stumble recovery, using input from the user's neural reactions and kinematic feedbacks from the prothetic leg. With the population of lower-limb amputees in the United States large and growing, designing a high performance and safe prosthetic leg is a critical concern in order to reduce the burden of the disability.
This proposal will bring together research groups at the University of Rhode Island, Brown University and Nunnery Orthotic & Prosthetic Technologies, Inc. A successful prototype should lead quickly to a Rhode Island supplied, commercially available component that will enhance the safety of prosthetic limbs.
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