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Ankle foot orthosis; Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease; Composite; Energy storage and stiffness; Finite element analysis; Gait in humans; Human mechanics; Human motion ground reaction forces; Motion study; Orthopedic apparatus; Orthopedic braces; Strain gage
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Experimental And Computational Analysis Of An Energy Storage Composite Ankle Foot Orthosis, Michelle C. Hawkins
Experimental And Computational Analysis Of An Energy Storage Composite Ankle Foot Orthosis, Michelle C. Hawkins
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Ankle Foot Orthotics (AFOs) are used by individuals presenting with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) to assist with improving gait. Mitch Warner, CPO, has developed a composite AFO made from woven carbon-Kevlar and carbon fiber lamina. The overall goals of the research are to characterize the HELIOS brace and to determine its effect on the gait of CMT subjects. Human motion analysis, experimental mechanical testing, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are used to gain a better understanding of how the materials and geometric design of the HELIOS AFO contribute to gait.
Human motion experiments are performed to determine the relationship between ground reaction …