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Concept of a Series-Parallel Elastic Actuator for a Powered Transtibial Prosthesis
- Glenn Mathijssen,
- Pierre Cherelle,
- Dirk Lefeber and
- Bram Vanderborght
The majority of the commercial transtibial prostheses are purely passive devices. They store energy in an elastic element during the beginning of a step and release it at the end. A 75 kg human, however, produces on average 26 J of energy during one...

