This book focuses on the advances in transtibial prosthetic technology and targets research in the evolution of the powered prosthesis such as the BiOM, which was derived from considerable research and development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The concept of the book spans the historical evolution of prosthetic applications from passive to new and futuristic robotic prosthetic technologies. The author describes the reasons for amputation, surgical procedures, and an historical perspective of the prosthesis for the lower limb. He also addresses the phases and sub-phases of gait and compensatory mechanisms arising for a transtibial prosthesis and links the compensatory mechanisms to long-term morbidities. The general technologies for gait analysis central to prosthetic design and the inherent biomechanics foundations for analysis are also explored. The book reports on recent-past to current-term applications with passive elastic prostheses. The core of the book deals with futuristic robotic prostheses including their function and major subsystems, such as actuator technology, state machine control, and machine learning applications. Finally, the envisioned future trends in the prosthetic technology space are presented.

Provides a global perspective on prosthetic technology and applications Enables readers to grow their skill set from those of a generalist to an applied skill set for prosthetic applications Covers the highly novel domain of the powered prosthesis and its unique utility Explains the evolution of prosthetic applications and envisioned future advances

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Dr. Robert LeMoyne presently is an Adjunct Professor for Northern Arizona University for the Department of Biological Sciences and an Adjunct Professor for Czech Technical University in Prague for the Department of Biomedical Technology. Dr. LeMoyne is researching advanced concepts for wearable and wireless systems, such as for the domain of gait, reflex response, movement disorders, and therapeutic interventions. His Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering was earned at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (2010). He has first authored more than 150 technical proceedings, including four books, which have been cited more than 2000 times, spanning a broad array of subjects, such as the rampant assortment of applications for wearable and wireless systems. Timothy Mastroianni is a cognitive scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur. He pioneered the non-invasive use of computer vision and pattern recognition to uncover the internal states of random number generators in machines (HiLoClient2002). Mastroianni developed the first model and algorithms capable of predicting a person's thoughts using machine learning and fMRI, presenting these groundbreaking methods at Carnegie Mellon University to map the human brain and identify brain states during specific tasks. He is also the founder of Cognition Engineering, a subsidiary of Cognition International LLC.

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Amputations and prostheses, a topic of global concern.- Ankle-foot complex and the fundamental aspects of gait.- Prosthetic gait asymmetry and discomfort while walking with a transtibial prosthesis.- Testing and evaluation strategies for the powered prosthesis, a global perspective.- Passive transtibial prosthesis and associated prosthetic components.- Energy Storage and Return (ESAR) prosthesis.- Architecture of a powered prosthesis system: actuators, sensors, and control.- Transtibial powered prostheses: single and dual actuator configurations.- The MIT inspired powered prosthesis leading to the commercialized BiOM powered prosthesis, a precedence in transtibial prosthetic technology.- Future and advanced concepts for the powered prosthesis.