Calibration and validation of a skeletal multibody model for leg-orthosis contact force estimation

Estimation of contact forces between lower limb and orthosis during gait is useful to prevent skin issues in subjects wearing this type of assistive devices. While inverse-dynamics based gait analysis of multibody models is difficult to apply due to the limited accuracy of motion capture systems, a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Mouzo, Francisco, Lugrís Armesto, Urbano, Cuadrado Aranda, Javier, Font Llagunes, Josep Maria|||0000-0002-7192-2980, Alonso Sánchez, Francisco Javier
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/128056
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/128056
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01887-0
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Biomechanical
Skeletal multibody
Orthosis
Biomecànica -- Aparell locomotor
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria biomèdica::Biomecànica
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Sumario:Estimation of contact forces between lower limb and orthosis during gait is useful to prevent skin issues in subjects wearing this type of assistive devices. While inverse-dynamics based gait analysis of multibody models is difficult to apply due to the limited accuracy of motion capture systems, a forward-dynamics based analysis in which leg and orthosis are considered as independent entities is shown to provide acceptable results. Contact model parameters are calibrated through comparison of measured and calculated bending torque at the orthosis location where a load cell is installed, and the attained correlation allows to validate the model.