An SMA Passive Ankle Foot Orthosis: Design, Modeling, and Experimental Evaluation

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="572094.fig.0015a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/smr/volume-2014/572094/figures/572094.fig.0015a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Ankle angle versus gait percentage</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="572094.fig.0015b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/smr/volume-2014/572094/figures/572094.fig.0015b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Ankle moment versus gait percentage</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Comparison of normal angle (a) and moment (b) profiles with SMA AFO assisted drop foot condition.</table>

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Figure 15: An SMA Passive Ankle Foot Orthosis: Design, Modeling, and Experimental Evaluation 