Portable haptic device for lower limb amputee gait feedback: assessing static and dynamic perceptibility

• Main Authors: Husman, Muhammad Afif, Maqbool, Hafiz Farhan, Awad, Mohammed I., Dehghani-Sanij, Abbas Ali
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/70210/7/70210_Portable%20Haptic%20Device%20for%20Lower.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70210/8/70210_Portable%20Haptic%20Device%20for%20Lower%20Limb%20Amputee_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/70210/; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8009470

Loss of joints and severed sensory pathway cause reduced mobility capabilities in lower limb amputees. Although prosthetic devices attempt to restore normal mobility functions, lack of awareness and control of limb placement increase the risk of falling and causing amputee to have high level of visu...