<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Kinematic model of the human knee joint, considered as one-degree-of-freedom spatial parallel mechanism, is used to analyse the spatial displacement of the femur with respect to the tibia. The articular surfaces of femoral and tibia condyles are modelled, based on selected references, as spherical and planar surfaces. The condyles are contacted in two points and are guided by three ligaments modelled as binary links with constant lengths. In particular, the mechanism position problem is solved by using the vector method. The obtained kinematic characteristics are adequate to the experimental results presented in the literature. Additionally, the screw displacements of relative motion in the knee joint model are determined.</p></abstract>

Kinematic model of the human knee joint, considered as one-degree-of-freedom spatial parallel mechanism, is used to analyse the spatial displacement of the femur with respect to the tibia. The articular surfaces of femoral and tibia condyles are modelled, based on selected references, as spherical and planar surfaces. The condyles are contacted in two points and are guided by three ligaments modelled as binary links with constant lengths. In particular, the mechanism position problem is solved by using the vector method. The obtained kinematic characteristics are adequate to the experimental results presented in the literature. Additionally, the screw displacements of relative motion in the knee joint model are determined.

Displacement Analysis of the Human Knee Joint Based on the Spatial Kinematic Model by Using Vector Method

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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Kinematic model of the human knee joint, considered as one-degree-of-freedom spatial parallel mechanism, is used to analyse the spatial displacement of the...

Displacement Analysis of the Human Knee Joint Based on the Spatial Kinematic Model by Using Vector Method

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2017

Pages: 322 - 327

Reçu: 06 juin 2015

Accepté: 11 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0050

Mots clés
Human Knee Joint Model, Kinematic Analysis, Parallel Mechanism, Constraint Equations, Vector Method

© 2017 Marta Góra-Maniowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Displacement Analysis of the Human Knee Joint Based on the Spatial Kinematic Model by Using Vector Method

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2017

Pages: 322 - 327

Reçu: 06 juin 2015

Accepté: 11 déc. 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0050

Mots clésHuman Knee Joint Model, Kinematic Analysis, Parallel Mechanism, Constraint Equations, Vector Method

© 2017 Marta Góra-Maniowska et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Human Knee Joint Model, Kinematic Analysis, Parallel Mechanism, Constraint Equations, Vector Method