SMART SOCKET project
Category
Design
Tags
#medical equipment, #prosthetics
Project
Intelligent amputee sockets employing real time advanced photonic sensors for optimum fit and pressure relief through active controls
Client
S.S.F. Safe Smart Fabric Adaptable Surface Ltd, Lefkosia,Cyprus
Contribution
Design & prototyping
Abstract
SmartSOCKET aims at realizing an intelligent amputee socket with optimum fitting and pressure relief. It utilizes embedded fiber sensors for strain/shear measurement and countershear actuators for readjusting the pressure map distribution across the knee-socket interface. SmartSOCKET will be the first project addressing fiber sensing configurations in true rehabilitation and biomechanic applications. It is intended to exploit the advantages of real-time and high-accuracy sensing capabilities of optical fiber structures towards equipping amputee sockets with true pressure-detection and subsequently pressure-relief characteristics.
Design Process
Patient specific socket design for optimal shape and perfect fit.