PROSTHESIS AND ORTHOSIS REALIZED WITH SMART FLUID DEVICES
Pages 113-116
L. Bereteu, A. Boltosi, A. Chiriac, R. Nagy
Abstract
The applications of smart fluids, with controllable rheological properties can be extended in the field of the medical engineering. In the paper, there are exemplified some possibilities of applications in prosthetics and orthotics, in order to realize some new types of prosthesis and orthosis [1]. Among the advantages of utilizing the smart fluid devices can be mentioned: an easy and accurate control; an improving of mobility, making the climbing up and down stairs and inclining much easier, an increasing of gait balance, stability and energy efficiency; a fraction of the cost of other motor-controlled, active damper systems