@article{6f9d3318d5b747ed9192f931d366a5a4,
title = "Optimization and application of a wrap-spring clutch to a dynamic knee- ankle-foot orthosis",
abstract = "A dynamic knee-brace system (DKBS) has been designed which provides stance phase stability and swing phase freedom. A wrap-spring clutch controls knee flexion. Clutch optimization was performed minimizing clutch length. Kinematic tests on a normal subject using the DKBS document nearly normal dynamic knee flexion during swing (38° versus 53° for normal).",
keywords = "Gait, Knee brace, Knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), Optimization, Orthosis, Wrap-spring clutch",
author = "Irby, {S. E.} and Kaufman, {K. R.} and Wirta, {R. W.} and Sutherland, {D. H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Manuscript received October 3, 1996; revised July 1, 1998 and October 20, 1998. This work was supported by the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development under Grant HD30150 and the Muscular Dystrophy Association. S. E. Irby and K. R. Kaufman are with the Biomechanics Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 USA. R. W. Wirta is with the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Children{\textquoteright}s Hospital, San Diego, CA 91942 USA. D. H. Sutherland is with the Motion Analysis Laboratory, Children{\textquoteright}s Hospital, San Diego, CA 92123 USA. He is also with the University of California, San Diego, CA 92115 USA. Publisher Item Identifier S 1063-6528(99)04473-0.",
year = "1999",
doi = "10.1109/86.769402",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "7",
pages = "130--134",
journal = "IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering",
issn = "1063-6528",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
number = "2",
}