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- Title
Predicting Interfacial Loads between the Prosthetic Socket and the Residual Limb for Below-Knee Amputees – A Case Study.
- Authors
Amali, R.; Noroozi, S.; Vinney, J.; Sewell, P.; Andrews, S.
- Abstract
In this study, an artificial neural network (ANN) was deployed as a tool to determine the internal loads between the residual limb and prosthetic socket for below-knee amputees. This was achieved by using simulated load data to validate the ANN and captured clinical load data to predict the internal loads at the residual limb–socket interface. Load/pressure was applied to 16 regions of the socket, using loading pads in conjunction with a load applicator, and surface strains were collected using 15 strain gauge rosettes. A super-position program was utilised to generate training and testing patterns from the original load/strain data collected. Using this data, a back-propagation ANN, developed at the University of the West of England, was trained. The input to the trained network was the surface strains and the output the internal loads/pressure. The system was validated and the mean square error (MSE) of the system was found to be 8.8% for 1000 training patterns and 8.9% for 50 testing patterns, which was deemed an acceptable error. Finally, the validated system was used to predict pressure-sensitive/-tolerant regions at the limb–socket interface with great success.
- Subjects
BRISTOL (England); ENGLAND; ARTIFICIAL neural networks; ARTIFICIAL intelligence; PROSTHETICS; AMPUTEES; CASE method (Teaching); UNIVERSITY of the West of England, Bristol
- Publication
Strain, 2006, Vol 42, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
0039-2103
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1475-1305.2006.00245.x