Table 1.
Orthosis | Component Mass (g) | Artificial Muscles | Muscle Length (cm) | Moment Arm Length (cm) | |||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Artificial Muscle | 128 | 7 | Plantarflexor | 47.5 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
Load Cell | 94 | 0 | Dorsiflexor | 38.5 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 1.6 |
Blow Valve | 152 | 0 | Medial Knee Extensor | 34.0 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
Thigh | 1089 | 90 | Lateral Knee Extensor | 34.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
Shank | 1408 | 89 | Medial Knee Flexor | 29.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
Foot | 388 | 34 | Lateral Knee Flexor | 31.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
Total | 2884 | 134 |