Principal Investigator Hugh Herr
Project Website http://www.media.mit.edu/projects/biomimetic-active-prosthesis-for-above-knee-a…
We propose a biomimetic powered prosthesis for above-knee amputees capable of mimicking human lower-leg biomechanics during level-ground walking with a quasi-passive control strategy. This strategy reduces the overall electrical power requirements, allowing for an energetically economical powered system. Moreover, this prosthesis allows the implementation of neuromuscular control algorithms to provide custom adaptation to user's locomotion.The objective of this adaptive, powered prosthetic device is to improve gait and metabolic energy consumption of above-knee amputees on variant terrain conditions.