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Completed TRL 3 (started at 3, targeting 4)
Develop leg prosthesis simulator capable of applying specific model-predicted torques to both prosthetic & residual limbs of amputees (also applicable to robot / exoskeleton legs) to provide prosthetics and robotics designers the simulation tools and data necessary to allow creation of prosthetics / robotic limbs that more closely imitate the motion of the human leg.
The leg prosthesis simulator, when fully matured, will be capable of applying specific model-predicted torques to both prosthetic & residual limbs of amputees, as well as to robotic or exoskeleton legs. This will provide prosthetics and robotics designers the simulation tools and data necessary to allow creation of prosthetics / robotic limbs that more closely imitate the motion of the human leg.
The fully matured prosthetics simulator will provide prosthetics and robotics designers the simulation tools and data necessary to allow creation of prosthetics / robotic limbs that more closely imitate the motion of the human leg. The main goal of the researcher is to develop the tools necessary for creating the next generation of prosthetic limbs for amputees, first for trans-tibial, and then later one for trans-femural amputees. This technology is directly applicable to the development of future legs for NASA’s humanoid robots such as Robonaut 2 and R5 as well.
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