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Simulation And Control Of An Intelligent Prosthetic Knee With Biogeography-Based Optimization, George L. Thomas 
Cleveland State University
Simulation And Control Of An Intelligent Prosthetic Knee With Biogeography-Based Optimization, George L. Thomas
Undergraduate Research Posters 2012
Traditional, passive leg prostheses for transfemoral amputees require the user to produce unnaturally large actuations in order to walk. The resulting motions can cause joint degeneration and arthritis. To avoid this, a semi-active prosthetic knee using hydraulics to store and release energy has been developed. In our work this summer, we have improved upon a previous simulation model for this leg, and we have developed preliminary valve control results in this simulation software with BBO.
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