Development of Intelligent Prosthetic Ankle Joint 1st Report, Development of Linear-Type MR-Fluid Brake

We aim to develop an intelligent prosthetic foot that has the braking system of ankle joint. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids is material that changes their rheological behavior by an applied magnetic field. A brake using MR fluid can change the braking force according to the strength of applied magne...

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Published inTransactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Series C Vol. 70; no. 695; pp. 2163 - 2170
Main Authors FURUSHO, Junji, TAKESUE, Naoyuki, NAKAGAKI, Satoko, TSUDA, Takeshi, NAKAGAWA, Akio, MORIMOTO, Shoji
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 25.07.2004
Subjects
Linear Brake
Magnetic Field
MR Brake
MR Fluid
Prosthetic Ankle Joint
Prosthetic Foot
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Summary:We aim to develop an intelligent prosthetic foot that has the braking system of ankle joint. Magnetorheological (MR) fluids is material that changes their rheological behavior by an applied magnetic field. A brake using MR fluid can change the braking force according to the strength of applied magnetic field. In this paper, we develop the linear brake using MR fluid for the intelligent prosthetic foot, and carry out the virtual walking experiment by the use of that brake.
ISSN:0387-5024
1884-8354
DOI:10.1299/kikaic.70.2163