On the Modeling of Passive Motion of the Human Knee Joint by Means of Equivalent Planar and Spatial Parallel Mechanisms

Autonomous Robots

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 219-232

  Parenti Castelli, Vincenzo ^a   Leardini, Alberto ^b   Di Gregorio, Raffaele ^c   O'Connor, John J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Movement Analysis Laboratory   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Articular surfaces; Degrees of unresisted freedom; Four bar linkage; Human knee joint; Kinematic modelling; Kinematics pairs; Ligaments; Prosthesis design; Spatial parallel mechanisms; Unloaded motion

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FRICTION; KINEMATICS; LIGAMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARTICULAR SURFACES; DEGREES OF UNRESISTED FREEDOM; FOUR BAR LINKAGE; HUMAN KNEE JOINTS; KINEMATIC MODELING; KINEMATICS PAIRS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SPATIAL PARALLEL MECHANISMS; UNLOADED MOTION;

ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

EID: 1642603953     PISSN: 09295593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AURO.0000016867.17664.b1     Document Type: Article

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