TY - JOUR
T1 - Variation of the ankle motion with the pivot-point position as predicted by a spherical model of the joint
AU - Sancisi, Nicola
AU - Nardini, Fabrizio
AU - Parenti-Castelli, Vincenzo
AU - Belvedere, Claudio
AU - Leardini, Alberto
PY - 2015/4/25
Y1 - 2015/4/25
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Ankle joint
KW - Passive motion
KW - Pivot-point (PP)
KW - Sensitivity
KW - Spatial spherical mechanism
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U2 - 10.1142/S0219519415400394
DO - 10.1142/S0219519415400394
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84928401244
VL - 15
JO - Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
JF - Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
SN - 0219-5194
IS - 2
M1 - 1540039
ER -