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Two-Segments Foot Model for Biomechanical Motion Analysis

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Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics (RAAD 2017)

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A deeper investigation of foot anatomy and a more accurate biomechanical model can be objects of interest to investigate daily activities, as to optimize orthopedic tools and bipedal robots. Several studies address the development of multi-segments kinematic foot models, but less to the dynamic analysis, because of instruments limitations. The aim of this work is the development of a two-segments foot model for biomechanical analysis. The model has been validated considering gait cycle of a healthy volunteer. The application of two adjacent force plates allowed the simultaneous recording of the ground reaction forces separately for the fore and hindfoot, as the pointing out of their involvement during stance. Ankle power generation at toe off in traditional model presents an overestimation around 50% of the total value in the two-segments model.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Elisa Panero & Laura Gastaldi

  2. Department of Sport and Sport Science, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    Walter Rapp

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy

    Carlo Ferraresi

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    Giuseppe Quaglia

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Panero, E., Gastaldi, L., Rapp, W. (2018). Two-Segments Foot Model for Biomechanical Motion Analysis. In: Ferraresi, C., Quaglia, G. (eds) Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2017. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 49. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61276-8_106

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