Tag: ankle

Design details

We’ve completed a first iteration of the leg brace and delivered it to the user. Video and pictures should be coming soon (since the user will be interacting with the leg brace this weekend). In the meantime, the following are some updates: In a previous entry, we showed the box enclosure, which will hold the …

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Ankle progress

The ankle subteam is responsible for designing an ankle brace that will simulate movement for the user. The torque for ankle was calculated using T = m*g*l. The torque was calculated as T = 3.4 N*m. A 20% safety margin was used, increasing the required torque to 4.08 N*m. The selected servo has a maximum …

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