TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Ankle Foot Orthosis (AFO) Using Pneumatic Artificial Muscle for Disabled Children
AU - Ishak, N. Z.
AU - Mohamaddan, S.
AU - Kamaruddin, A. M.N.A.
AU - Khamis, H.
AU - Yamamoto, S.
AU - Dawal, S. Z.M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors, published by EDP Sciences.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) are commonly used to correct the instabilities and joint weakness of lower limb. In this research, AFO was developed by using pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) to prevent plantarflexion to occur and also to correct the foot from the inversion syndrome. The research started with designing the AFO by using SolidWorks software based on anthropometry measurement data (n=5, age=12 years old). The mechanical simulation was conducted by using Autodesk Inventor software to obtain a safety factor before the fabrication process was conducted. The AFO was fabricated using 3D printer and the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) rubber was selected as the material. PAM was tested by using test bed machine to generate the force and contraction by muscle. The result shows that the PAM was suitable for low speed as the displacement was greater. The AFO could be valuable for the gait rehabilitation.
AB - Ankle foot orthosis (AFO) are commonly used to correct the instabilities and joint weakness of lower limb. In this research, AFO was developed by using pneumatic artificial muscle (PAM) to prevent plantarflexion to occur and also to correct the foot from the inversion syndrome. The research started with designing the AFO by using SolidWorks software based on anthropometry measurement data (n=5, age=12 years old). The mechanical simulation was conducted by using Autodesk Inventor software to obtain a safety factor before the fabrication process was conducted. The AFO was fabricated using 3D printer and the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) rubber was selected as the material. PAM was tested by using test bed machine to generate the force and contraction by muscle. The result shows that the PAM was suitable for low speed as the displacement was greater. The AFO could be valuable for the gait rehabilitation.
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U2 - 10.1051/matecconf/20178702031
DO - 10.1051/matecconf/20178702031
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85027380341
SN - 2261-236X
VL - 87
JO - MATEC Web of Conferences
JF - MATEC Web of Conferences
M1 - 02031
T2 - 9th International Unimas Stem Engineering Conference, ENCON 2016
Y2 - 26 October 2016 through 28 October 2016
ER -