Recent studies proved that the ankle unloaded motion is nearly spherical and can be accurately modeled by one degree-of-freedom spatial spherical mechanisms. Starting from relevant experimental data measured on nine specimens, the global optimal pivot-point (PP) position, i.e., the center of this spherical motion, is obtained in this study and the effect on ankle motion of the changing position of this PP is analyzed.
Variation of the ankle motion with the pivot-point position as predicted by a spherical model of the joint / Sancisi, Nicola; Nardini, Fabrizio; Parenti-Castelli, Vincenzo; Belvedere, Claudio; Leardini, Alberto. - In: JOURNAL OF MECHANICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0219-5194. - STAMPA. - 15:2(2015), pp. 1540039.1540039-1-1540039.1540039-7. [10.1142/S0219519415400394]
Variation of the ankle motion with the pivot-point position as predicted by a spherical model of the joint
SANCISI, NICOLA;NARDINI, FABRIZIO;PARENTI CASTELLI, VINCENZO;
2015
Abstract
Recent studies proved that the ankle unloaded motion is nearly spherical and can be accurately modeled by one degree-of-freedom spatial spherical mechanisms. Starting from relevant experimental data measured on nine specimens, the global optimal pivot-point (PP) position, i.e., the center of this spherical motion, is obtained in this study and the effect on ankle motion of the changing position of this PP is analyzed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
