Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Iranian Journal of Mechanical Engineering Transactions of ISME

Kinematic and dynamic performance of six-bar mechanism artificial knee

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Abstract
Loss of limb has been a problem as long as man has been in existence. In order to restore the lost ability of amputees, artificial knee has been used by human. In this paper, the kinematic and dynamic performance of four types of six-bar mechanism used in the active knee prosthesis is investigated by computer simulation and discuss the differences criteria for four different classes of six-bar linkage mechanisms for fitting to amputees and compare improvement and weakening performance of the knees with together, and selected the best mechanism.
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Volume 16, Issue 1 - Serial Number 34
System Dyanamics and Solid Mechanics
Spring 2014
Pages 43-55

  • Receive Date 22 May 2014