Design and fabrication of a cost-effective knee prosthesis
Abstract
Design and fabrication of a cost-effective knee prosthesis
Incoming article date: 05.03.2022In order for a person with an amputated limb to regain motor activity, should be created fitting lower limb prosthesis and able to movement. The goal of this research is to improve a passive prosthesis depending on microcontroller-unit, transfemoral prosthesis that can reach to the desired of rotational speed for functional use while remaining low-cost. The improvement of this design focuses on creating a new knee joint mechanism using a DC motor pre-existing, the foot, and the socket can get from the previous model. This entails simulating normal limb function while also enhancing the knee prosthesis range motion. the specific requirements that must be realize in this design, such as the knee joint new model ability to flex up to 90 degrees and be strong enough to support the weight of the amputee's body.
Keywords: knee joint, prosthetics, Solid works, ANSYS software, aluminum 6061-T6, stainless Steel 4130