Analysis, Design and Development of a Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis Prototype for Myopathic Patients — C Granata (1990) | RDL Network
Analysis, Design and Development of a Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis Prototype for Myopathic Patients
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine 204(2): 91-96
Article 1990 English
Authors
CG
C Granata
AL
A. De Lollis
GC
Gina Campo
Abstract
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A traditional knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) for myopathic patients has been studied for the assessment of loads and fatigue resistance. Starting from this basis a thermoplastic matrix carbon fibre reinforced plastic composite (CFRP) KAFO has been developed in order to reduce the weight. A finite-element simulation programme for deformation analysis was used to compare the behaviour of conventional and CFRP orthosis. There were no breakages either of the prototype or of its parts. The CFRP orthosis allows a weight reduction of more than 40 per cent.
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